Skandapurana 4.67.92.2

4.67.92.2

which had been earned by good deeds, went back to his abode. 15
Whatever is offered with faith for your sake or for mine, / such is the fruit of it in Kāśī, O sinless one. 16
The liṅga named Ratneśvara is indeed my own true form alone. / Great indeed is its power in Vārāṇasī, O Umā, beyond doubt. 17
Among all the liṅgas here, this is the supreme jewel. / Therefore, named Ratneśvara, it grants the supreme jewel of nirvāṇa. 18
With this very gold, heaped up by your father, / have a temple constructed for this liṅga, O Maheśvarī! 19
By building a temple for a liṅga, and by repairing damaged and cracked parts, / the merit born of establishing a liṅga is obtained with ease here." 20
Saying "So be it," the goddess dispatched innumerable gaṇas / led by Somanandin to construct the temple, O sage. 21
And by the gaṇas, a golden temple adorned with diverse marvels, / like a peak of Mount Meru, was built in just a single yāma. 22
The goddess, her face radiant with delight at seeing the temple's construction, / bestowed lavish and fitting rewards upon the gaṇas. 23
And again the goddess, bowing down, / asked Mahādeva about the greatness of this liṅga, O great sage. 24
The God of gods said:
"This auspicious liṅga is beginningless and eternally perfected, O goddess; / it has manifested now through the weight of your father's merit. 25
It is the supreme secret of secrets, granting wishes in this sacred field; / in the Kali age, it must be carefully kept secret from those of defiled intellect. 26
Just as a jewel hidden in a house is not known to any outsiders, / so is this liṅga, a jewel in Avimukta, kept in my house. 27
Whatever liṅgas exist here within the cosmic egg, O Pārvatī, / all of them have been worshipped by those who have worshipped Ratneśa. 28
Even inadvertently, O Gaurī, those who have worshipped the liṅga Ratneśa / surely become kings, rulers over the seven continents. 29