Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98
बर्करेशः शिवस्तत्र तया संस्थापितस्तदा । मन्मुखान्महादाश्चर्यं श्रुत्वेदं च तलातलात्
barkareśaḥ śivastatra tayā saṃsthāpitastadā | manmukhānmahādāścaryaṃ śrutvedaṃ ca talātalāt
সেই স্থানে তখন সে শিবকে ‘বর্করেশ’ রূপে প্রতিষ্ঠা করল। আর আমার মুখ থেকে এই মহা-আশ্চর্য শুনে—পাতালতল পর্যন্তও তা প্রসিদ্ধ হল।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Barkareśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kurūsattama
Scene: Kumārī consecrates Śiva as Barkareśa; the shrine’s sanctity becomes renowned, echoing through all realms including Pātāla.
FAQs
A consecrated liṅga anchors Śiva’s presence in a specific place, turning it into a lasting field of merit (puṇya-kṣetra).
Barkareśa—Śiva established at this location by Kumārī—becomes the central sacred site of this passage.
Liṅga-saṁsthāpana (pratiṣṭhā/consecration) is the implied ritual act that founds the shrine’s sanctity.