Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । दुःशीलोऽपि च तत्कृत्वा गुरोर्नाम्ना शिवालयम् । निम्बेश्वर इति ख्यातं दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रितम्
sūta uvāca | duḥśīlo'pi ca tatkṛtvā gurornāmnā śivālayam | nimbeśvara iti khyātaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritam
Sūta sprach: „Auch Duḥśīla errichtete, nachdem er dies getan hatte, im Namen seines Guru einen Śiva-Tempel; er war als Nimbēśvara bekannt und lag in südlicher Richtung.“
Sūta
Tirtha: Nimbēśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Duḥśīla, humbled, establishes a Śiva-temple named Nimbēśvara in honor of his guru; the shrine is shown oriented toward the southern quarter, with ritual implements and a newly set liṅga.
FAQs
Dedicating sacred works to one’s guru and to Śiva transforms service into enduring holy legacy.
Nimbēśvara—the renowned Śiva shrine established in the guru’s name.
Founding/maintaining a Śivālaya (Śiva temple) as an act of devotion and guru-honoring offering.
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