Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56
मणिनागेश्वरं नाम मणिनद्याश्च सङ्गमः । तिलकेश्वरतीर्थं च गौतमेशमतः परम्
maṇināgeśvaraṃ nāma maṇinadyāśca saṅgamaḥ | tilakeśvaratīrthaṃ ca gautameśamataḥ param
‘मणिनागेश्वर’ नावाचे (देवस्थान) आहे आणि मणि नदीचा संगम आहे; तसेच तिलकेश्वर-तीर्थ, आणि त्यानंतर गौतमेश (आहेत)।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Maṇināgeśvara and Maṇi-nadī-saṅgama; Tilakeśvara-tīrtha; Gautameśa
Type: sangam
Scene: A dramatic confluence: the Maṇi river joins the larger stream; a liṅga under a serpent-hood canopy (Maṇināgeśvara); Tilakeśvara shrine with a forehead-tilaka motif on the liṅga; Gautameśa with sage Gautama depicted in penance nearby.
FAQs
Confluences and liṅga-shrines are treated as concentrated fields of purity, guiding pilgrims to seek sanctity through sacred waters and Śiva-worship.
Maṇināgeśvara, the Maṇi River confluence, Tilakeśvara-tīrtha, and Gautameśa.
No explicit prescription; the saṅgama reference implies snāna and offerings customary at river confluences.