Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
इन्द्र उवाच । यदि त्वं मम तुष्टोऽसि कृपासिंधो महेश्वर । मन्नाम्ना च महादेव स्थापितो भव शंकर
indra uvāca | yadi tvaṃ mama tuṣṭo'si kṛpāsiṃdho maheśvara | mannāmnā ca mahādeva sthāpito bhava śaṃkara
ইন্দ্ৰে ক’লে: যদি তুমি মোৰ ওপৰত সন্তুষ্ট হোৱা, হে মহেশ্বৰ, কৃপাসিন্ধু! তেন্তে, হে মহাদেৱ, হে শংকৰ, মোৰ নাম ধৰি ইয়াত স্থাপিত হোৱা।
Indra
Tirtha: Indreśvara (requested)
Type: temple
Listener: Śiva (Mahēśvara/Mahādeva/Śaṅkara)
Scene: Indra, humbled after fear of Vṛtra-hatyā, prays to compassionate Mahēśvara to be established in the forest-kṣetra under Indra’s name; Śiva listens with serene compassion.
FAQs
Gratitude and devotion culminate in establishing a lasting form of worship, turning personal redemption into a sacred legacy for others.
Dharmāraṇya, as the locale where Indra seeks the establishment of a named Śiva-liṅga.
The prescription is temple/liṅga establishment (pratiṣṭhā) in Indra’s name.