Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
हिरण्मयानि पद्मानि अधः कृत्वा प्रजापतिः । लिंगमूर्ध्वं प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्वयं पूजितवांस्तदा । हिरण्यकमलैर्दिव्यैर्हिरण्येशस्ततोऽभवत्
hiraṇmayāni padmāni adhaḥ kṛtvā prajāpatiḥ | liṃgamūrdhvaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya svayaṃ pūjitavāṃstadā | hiraṇyakamalairdivyairhiraṇyeśastato'bhavat
Prajāpati disposa des lotus d’or au-dessous et, dressant le liṅga, l’adora lui-même en ce temps-là. Alors, grâce à ces divins lotus d’or, le Seigneur fut renommé Hiraṇyeśa (Hiraṇyeśvara).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyeśa/Hiraṇyeśvara (liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Prajāpati (Brahmā) places radiant golden lotuses beneath a sacred spot, then establishes an upright liṅga and worships it; the liṅga shines as Hiraṇyeśvara, suffused with gold light.
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Devotion expressed through proper installation and worship of the liṅga sanctifies a place and reveals the deity’s celebrated name and presence.
The Brahmakuṇḍa vicinity in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Hiraṇyeśvara’s māhātmya is narrated.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing the liṅga) and pūjā (worship), here performed by Prajāpati with divine golden lotuses.