Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि कपर्दी यत्र संस्थितः । तस्यैव उत्तरे भागे नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितः । चिंतितार्थप्रदो देवि चिन्तामणिरिवापरः
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi kapardī yatra saṃsthitaḥ | tasyaiva uttare bhāge nātidūre vyavasthitaḥ | ciṃtitārthaprado devi cintāmaṇirivāparaḥ
Īśvara dit : «Ensuite, ô Grande Déesse, qu’on aille là où Kapardī (Śiva) est établi. Juste au nord de ce lieu, non loin, se tient un autre sanctuaire, ô Devī, qui accorde les buts désirés, tel un second joyau Cintāmaṇi exauçant les vœux.»
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapardī–Cintāmaṇi (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī/Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva as Kapardī (matted hair, ascetic splendor) presiding in a shrine; a pilgrim path leading north to another sanctum glowing like a jewel (Cintāmaṇi), with Devī listening as Īśvara points out the route.
FAQs
Sacred places linked to Śiva are portrayed as living sources of grace that fulfill righteous aspirations when approached with faith.
A northern shrine near Kapardī in Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as “Cintāmaṇi-like” in granting wishes.
Pilgrimage instruction: to go to Kapardī and then to the nearby northern sacred spot.