Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । कथयामि नृपश्रेष्ठ आनन्देश्वरमुत्तमम् । दानवानां वधं कृत्वा देवदेवो महेश्वरः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | kathayāmi nṛpaśreṣṭha ānandeśvaramuttamam | dānavānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya dit : Ô le meilleur des rois, je vais raconter l’excellent Ānandeśvara. Après avoir terrassé les Dānavas, Maheśvara, le Dieu des dieux, (en manifesta la splendeur).
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Ānandeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins the origin: Maheśvara, after slaying Dānavas, becomes the source of Ānandeśvara’s glory; the scene can juxtapose a subdued battlefield with a serene Śiva presence near a riverbank shrine.
FAQs
Holy places are anchored in divine acts that restore dharma; the tīrtha’s sanctity is tied to Śiva’s victory over adharma.
Ānandeśvara.
None in this verse; it begins the origin narrative explaining the tīrtha’s greatness.