Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
प्रमथानां निनादेन कल्कलेन च बन्दिनाम् । यस्मात्प्रतिष्ठितं लिङ्गं तस्माज्जातं तदाख्यया
pramathānāṃ ninādena kalkalena ca bandinām | yasmātpratiṣṭhitaṃ liṅgaṃ tasmājjātaṃ tadākhyayā
Parce que le liṅga fut établi au milieu du rugissement des Pramathas et du tumulte des bardes, il fut connu par ce nom même : Kalkaleśvara.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Mārkaṇḍeya continuing the Revā-khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kalkaleśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A liṅga being established while Pramathas roar and bards cry out; the air vibrates with ‘kalkala’—a dense, celebratory clamour that christens the deity as Kalkaleśvara.
FAQs
A sacred place’s very name can preserve the memory of its divine consecration and the devotional atmosphere surrounding it.
Kalkaleśvara—Śiva’s liṅga whose name arises from the tumult (kalkala) during its establishment.
The implied rite is liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration/establishment), accompanied by devotional acclamation and praise.