Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
गते चादर्शनं देवे सोऽपि दैत्यो मुदान्वितः । स्वनाम्नात्र महादेवं स्थापयित्वा ययौ गृहम्
gate cādarśanaṃ deve so'pi daityo mudānvitaḥ | svanāmnātra mahādevaṃ sthāpayitvā yayau gṛham
Quand le Deva eut disparu à la vue, ce daitya aussi—plein de joie—y établit Mahādeva sous son propre nom, puis rentra chez lui.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Karañjeśvara (implied eponymous Mahādeva)
Type: temple
Scene: After Śiva vanishes, the joyful devotee establishes a Mahādeva liṅga named after himself, then departs home.
FAQs
Gratitude after divine grace expresses itself as lasting worship—founding a shrine that benefits others.
A local Mahādeva-sthāna established by Karañja in the Revā Khaṇḍa landscape; it becomes the basis for the tīrtha’s renown.
Sthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā—installing Mahādeva (typically via liṅga or shrine establishment).