Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
तथामरेश्वरे याम्ये लिङ्गं वै चपलेश्वरम् । द्वितीयं चण्डहस्ताख्यं द्वे लिङ्गे तीर्थरक्षके
tathāmareśvare yāmye liṅgaṃ vai capaleśvaram | dvitīyaṃ caṇḍahastākhyaṃ dve liṅge tīrtharakṣake
তদ্রূপ অমরেশ্বরের দক্ষিণে ‘চপলেশ্বর’ নামে এক লিঙ্গ আছে; এবং দ্বিতীয়টি ‘চণ্ডহস্ত’ নামে খ্যাত—এই দুই লিঙ্গ তীর্থরক্ষক।
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purana narrative framework)
Tirtha: Capaleśvara and Caṇḍahasta (tīrtha-rakṣaka liṅgas)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A southern approach path from Amareśvara with two small liṅga shrines—Capaleśvara and Caṇḍahasta—standing like sentinels; pilgrims pause to bow before continuing toward the river-ghāṭa.
FAQs
Śiva-liṅgas are not only objects of worship but also guardians of sacred landscapes and tīrthas.
The Amareśvara region, especially the southern sector marked by Capaleśvara and Caṇḍahasta liṅgas.
Implicit liṅga-darśana and worship; the verse explicitly identifies the liṅgas as tīrtha-protectors.