Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82
मृकण्डोऽपि सपुत्रश्च तस्मिन्स्थाने पितामहम् । स्थापयामास संहृष्टो ज्येष्ठे ज्येष्ठास्थिते विधौ
mṛkaṇḍo'pi saputraśca tasminsthāne pitāmaham | sthāpayāmāsa saṃhṛṣṭo jyeṣṭhe jyeṣṭhāsthite vidhau
Kemudian Mṛkaṇḍu pun, bersama putranya, dengan sukacita menegakkan pratishthā Pitāmaha (Brahmā) di tempat itu juga, ketika upacara yang semestinya terlaksana pada bulan Jyeṣṭha saat nakṣatra Jyeṣṭhā.
Deductive (Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mṛkaṇḍu ṛṣi with his son performing a consecration: placing or installing a Brahmā icon/altar at the sacred site, with ritual vessels, flowers, and fire; the sky/time marked as Jyeṣṭha season.
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Sacred acts gain special potency when performed at holy places with correct ritual timing and joyful devotion.
The tīrtha of Adhyāya 21, later known as Bālasakhya-tīrtha, where Pitāmaha’s installation is narrated.
A deity installation/establishment (sthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā) aligned with Jyeṣṭha month and Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatra.