Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
शिखंडीश्वरमाख्यातं पूर्वं त्रेतायुगे प्रिये । तच्चाद्याहं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा संज्ञायते नरैः
śikhaṃḍīśvaramākhyātaṃ pūrvaṃ tretāyuge priye | taccādyāhaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathā saṃjñāyate naraiḥ
Bien-aimée, jadis, à l’âge de Tretā, on le nommait Śikhaṇḍīśvara. À présent, je vais l’exposer tel qu’il est reconnu par les hommes d’aujourd’hui.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śikhaṇḍīśvara (Tretā-yuga name) / Tryambakeśvara (current name)
Type: temple
Listener: Priye/Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva tells Devī that the shrine was earlier known as Śikhaṇḍīśvara in the Tretā age and will now be explained as people know it today; visual split-panel: left shows Tretā-era hermitage shrine with ancient name, right shows present temple with current name, connected by a continuous sacred flame.
FAQs
Sacred places endure across yugas, sometimes under different names, yet their divine essence remains continuous.
The shrine later discussed as Tryambakeśvara, earlier known as Śikhaṇḍīśvara in Tretāyuga.
No direct rite; it introduces the shrine’s yuga-wise name and prepares for its māhātmya.