Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
संतुष्टो भगवान्यस्मात्तेषां तत्र तपस्विनाम् । तेन संतोषनाम्ना तु प्रख्यातं धरणीतले
saṃtuṣṭo bhagavānyasmātteṣāṃ tatra tapasvinām | tena saṃtoṣanāmnā tu prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale
Porque allí el Señor quedó complacido con aquellos ascetas, por eso es célebre sobre la faz de la tierra con el nombre de «Saṃtoṣa».
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Saṃtoṣeśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A group of ascetics performing tapas—standing in meditation, offering water and bilva—while Śiva appears or radiates approval; the liṅga is crowned with flowers, signifying ‘santoṣa’ as a palpable aura of calm.
FAQs
Tapas (austerity) and sincere devotion are shown to please Śiva, and that divine satisfaction sanctifies a place for generations.
Saṃtoṣeśvara (Saṃtoṣa-nāma shrine) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No explicit rite; it explains the shrine’s sanctity through the tapas of ascetics and Śiva’s grace.