Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
घंटाकर्णेश्वरं लिंगं घंटाकर्ण गणोत्तमः । काश्यां संस्थाप्य विधिवत्स्वयं तत्रैव निर्वृतः
ghaṃṭākarṇeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ ghaṃṭākarṇa gaṇottamaḥ | kāśyāṃ saṃsthāpya vidhivatsvayaṃ tatraiva nirvṛtaḥ
घंटाकर्ण, जो गणों में श्रेष्ठ था, उसने काशी में विधिपूर्वक घंटाकर्णेश्वर का लिंग स्थापित किया और स्वयं भी वहीं तृप्ति-शांति को प्राप्त हुआ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Ghaṃṭākarṇeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Ghaṃṭākarṇa, a prominent gaṇa, performs formal installation of a liṅga named Ghaṃṭākarṇeśvara in Kāśī; priests, vessels, flowers, and sacred fire implied; the gaṇa’s face shows peace after completion.
FAQs
Ritually grounded establishment of Śiva’s liṅga in Kāśī culminates in inner fulfillment (nirvṛti) and steadfast sacred dwelling.
Ghaṃṭākarṇeśvara-liṅga in Kāśī.
Vidhivat saṃsthāpana—proper consecration/installation of the liṅga.