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Skanda Purana 6.2.85.3

Skandapurāṇa 6.2.85.3

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6.2.85.3

2 atha guheśvaraliṃgamāhātmyavarṇanam, tatra maṃkaṇakaṛṣiṇā tapastaptvā kasmiṃścitsamaye karācchākarasanirgamanenāścaryaṃ prāpya nartanakaraṇam, tena sarveṣāṃ sthāvarajaṃgamānāṃ saṃjātaṃ nṛtyaṃ dṛṣṭvā devānāṃ śivalokegamanam, śivena tasya maṃkaṇakasya śaṃkānirāsakaraṇa, śivājñayā mahākālavane liṃgasthāpanama, maṃkaṇakarṣermuktiprāptivarṇanam, guheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam...... 80 2

2. Now, the description of the glory of the Guheśvara liṅga; therein, the seer Maṅkaṇaka practicing austerity; at a certain time, upon sap flowing from his hand, being filled with wonder, his dancing; the dancing of all mobile and immobile beings triggered by that; seeing this, the gods going to Śivaloka; Śiva dispelling that doubt of Maṅkaṇaka; by Śiva's command, the installation of a liṅga in the Mahākāla forest; the description of the seer Maṅkaṇaka attaining liberation; the description of the glory of Guheśvara. 80 2

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