Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
तथा पालकनामा च येनायं स्थापितो हरः । तथा यो घण्टसंज्ञस्तु कस्मिञ्जातः स चान्वये
tathā pālakanāmā ca yenāyaṃ sthāpito haraḥ | tathā yo ghaṇṭasaṃjñastu kasmiñjātaḥ sa cānvaye
അതുപോലെ ‘പാലക’ എന്ന നാമധാരിയായവൻ ആര്, അവനാൽ ഈ ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) പ്രതിഷ്ഠിക്കപ്പെട്ടു? കൂടാതെ ‘ഘണ്ട’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെട്ടവൻ ഏതു വംശപരമ്പരയിൽ ജനിച്ചു?
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of sages/pilgrims respectfully questions a narrator about a Hara shrine: who installed it (Pālaka), and who was Ghaṇṭa and his lineage; the unseen liṅga/temple presence anchors the inquiry.
FAQs
It underscores that tīrtha sanctity is preserved through remembered founders, lineages, and acts of devotion like installing liṅgas.
The liṅga of Hara installed by Pālaka, and the tradition connected to ‘Ghaṇṭa’ (Ghaṇṭaśiva) within the same sacred region.
Sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā of a Śiva-liṅga is referenced; the sages ask for its historical details.