Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रख्यातं भुवि देवेशि कलौ भूतेश्वरं स्मृतम् । पुरा द्वापरसंधौ च तत्र भूतानि कोटिशः
prakhyātaṃ bhuvi deveśi kalau bhūteśvaraṃ smṛtam | purā dvāparasaṃdhau ca tatra bhūtāni koṭiśaḥ
يا سيدةَ الآلهة، إنّ ذلك الموضعَ ذائعُ الصيتِ في الأرض؛ وفي عصرِ كالي يُذكَر باسم «بُهوتيشڤارا». وفي الأزمنةِ الغابرة، عند ملتقى عصرِ دڤابارا، اجتمعت هناك كُرورٌ من البهوتات.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Bhūteśvara (Kali-yuga name) / Bhūtanātheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A Śiva shrine at dusk; innumerable bhūtas (Śiva-gaṇas) gather respectfully around the sanctum at a yuga-junction, some fierce, some benign; Śiva’s protective aura dominates, with Devī observing the marvel.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s fame spans cosmic time; yuga transitions and divine assemblies mark the enduring sanctity of Śiva’s shrine.
Bhūteśvara/Bhūtanātheśvara shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
None explicitly; the verse conveys the shrine’s yuga-name and a legendary gathering of bhūtas.