Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
द्वितीयः सङ्गमस्तत्र यथा वेण्यां सितासितः । तत्र ब्रह्मा स्वयं देवो ब्रह्मेशं लिङ्गमुत्तमम्
dvitīyaḥ saṅgamastatra yathā veṇyāṃ sitāsitaḥ | tatra brahmā svayaṃ devo brahmeśaṃ liṅgamuttamam
সেখানে দ্বিতীয় এক সঙ্গম আছে—যেমন প্রয়াগের বেণীতে শুভ্র ও শ্যাম স্রোতের মিলন। সেই স্থানে স্বয়ং দেব ব্রহ্মা ‘ব্রহ্মেশ’ নামে পরম উত্তম লিঙ্গ প্রতিষ্ঠা করলেন।
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvitīya-saṅgama with Brahmeśa-liṅga
Type: sangam
Listener: King (nṛpa) in the surrounding passage
Scene: Two differently colored streams meet (white and dark); at the sangama Brahmā performs installation of a radiant liṅga named Brahmeśa, with devas witnessing.
FAQs
Saṅgamas are spiritual thresholds; when joined with liṅga-pratiṣṭhā, they become concentrated fields of śiva-dharma and purification.
The ‘second saṅgama’ in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting, marked by the Brahmeśa liṅga.
Implicit liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) by Brahmā; later verses typically connect such sites with darśana, snāna, and worship.