Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
ययातिरुवाच । त्वया प्रोक्तं पुरा शंभुः कामबाण भयात्किल । वालखिल्याश्रमं प्राप्तो यत्र लिंगं पपात ह
yayātiruvāca | tvayā proktaṃ purā śaṃbhuḥ kāmabāṇa bhayātkila | vālakhilyāśramaṃ prāpto yatra liṃgaṃ papāta ha
যযাতিয়ে ক’লে: আপুনি আগতে কৈছিল যে শম্ভু, কাহিনী মতে, কামৰ বাণৰ ভয়ত বালখিল্যসকলৰ আশ্ৰমলৈ গৈছিল—য’ত লিঙ্গ পতিত হৈছিল।
Yayāti
Tirtha: Vālakhilyāśrama (Kāmeśvara narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pulastya
Scene: Śiva (Śambhu) hastens toward a serene forest hermitage of the Vālakhilyas; behind him, Kāma with bow and flower-arrows; a liṅga is shown falling/being set down, marking the site.
FAQs
Sacred sites are often explained through divine narratives that connect cosmic events (like Kāma’s pursuit) to the manifestation of a liṅga.
The lead-in is to Kāmeśvara and the Vālakhilya āśrama setting where the liṅga’s fall is remembered.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it introduces the sthala-origin (utpatti) narrative.