नारद उवाच । ततस्तृतीयलिंगस्य चिकीर्षु स्थापनं गुहम् । ब्रह्मा प्राहास्य प्रीत्यर्थं स्वयमन्यं प्रकुर्महे
nārada uvāca | tatastṛtīyaliṃgasya cikīrṣu sthāpanaṃ guham | brahmā prāhāsya prītyarthaṃ svayamanyaṃ prakurmahe
नारद बोले—तब गुह (स्कन्द) ने तीसरे लिंग की स्थापना करने की इच्छा की। उसकी प्रसन्नता के लिए ब्रह्मा ने कहा—“आओ, हम स्वयं ही एक और लिंग स्थापित करें।”
Nārada
Tirtha: Tṛtīya-liṅga (third liṅga) episode site (name not specified in the given verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada narrates to an unseen audience; in the divine court, Guha/Skanda expresses desire to establish a third liṅga; Brahmā responds with a decisive vow to create another liṅga for Guha’s delight.
Establishing a liṅga is portrayed as a divine act of devotion and sacred place-making, done to honor and gladden the devotee.
The passage transitions into a liṅga-pratiṣṭhā episode within the same Kaumārikākhaṇḍa sacred geography (specific liṅga name follows in subsequent verses).
Liṅga-sthāpana (installation/establishment of a Śiva-liṅga) as a meritorious, devotion-filled act.