Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
कूर्मपृष्ठात्समुत्पाद्य आत्मयोगेन शंभुना । स्थितस्तत्रैव श्रीकण्ठः कालत्रयविदो विदुः
kūrmapṛṣṭhātsamutpādya ātmayogena śaṃbhunā | sthitastatraiva śrīkaṇṭhaḥ kālatrayavido viduḥ
ដោយអំណាចយោគៈនៃព្រះអង្គផ្ទាល់ សម្ពុបានបង្កើតវាឡើងពីខ្នងអណ្តើក; ហើយនៅទីនោះឯង ព្រះស្រីកណ្ណ្ឋៈបានស្ថិតនៅ។ អ្នកដែលដឹងបីកាល (អតីត បច្ចុប្បន្ន អនាគត) យល់ដឹងរឿងនេះ។
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Indreśvara at Dharmāraṇya (kūrma-prādurbhāva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tortoise (kūrma) appears as a sacred support; from its back, by Śiva’s yogic power, the liṅga is brought forth; Śrīkaṇṭha stands abiding, radiating calm; seers recognize the trikāla mystery.
FAQs
The sacred is not merely symbolic: the Lord can manifest forms through yogic sovereignty, making a place permanently charged with sanctity.
Dharmāraṇya, where Śiva’s manifested liṅga is said to arise in a wondrous manner.
No direct prescription; the verse provides the miraculous origin narrative that supports faith in worship there.