Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
संस्थाप्य शिवलिंगं ते स्नानार्थं मुनिसत्तमाः । कूपं चक्रुस्ततः सर्व ऋषयः संशितव्रताः
saṃsthāpya śivaliṃgaṃ te snānārthaṃ munisattamāḥ | kūpaṃ cakrustataḥ sarva ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
シヴァ・リンガを स्थापितしたのち、沐浴を望む最勝の牟尼たちは、堅固な誓戒を保つすべてのリシたちと共に井戸を掘った。
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in the verse)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kūpa (sacred well)
Type: kund
Scene: After consecration, the sages, firm in vows, dig a well with focused effort; ritual vessels and tools lie nearby; the liṅga shrine stands in the background.
FAQs
Sacred places are established through disciplined vow, devotion, and ritual action—installing a liṅga and creating facilities for pure worship.
The setting is Dvārakā within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; the narrative leads into the fame of Siddheśvara and the Ṛṣi-made tīrtha/well.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) and snāna (ritual bathing), supported by constructing a well for tīrtha use.