Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । तस्यैव पूर्वभागे तु नैरृते पापमोचनात् । मेघेश्वरेति विख्यातं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
īśvara uvāca | tasyaiva pūrvabhāge tu nairṛte pāpamocanāt | megheśvareti vikhyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
Īśvara dit : Dans la partie orientale de cette même terre sacrée, vers le sud-ouest, se trouve un lieu saint renommé Megheśvara. Parce qu’il délivre du péché, il est célébré comme l’anéantisseur de toutes les fautes.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Megheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as narrator indicates a direction within Prabhāsa-kṣetra; a small shrine labeled ‘Megheśvara’ appears, with pilgrims approaching; the atmosphere suggests purification—darkness lifting, water offerings glinting, and a sense of sins dissolving.
FAQs
Sacred places dedicated to Śiva are praised as powerful means for purification and release from sin when approached with faith.
Megheśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa).
No specific rite is stated here; the verse primarily identifies and glorifies the site as sin-destroying.