Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
इन्द्र उवाच । यदि त्वं मम तुष्टोऽसि कृपासिंधो महेश्वर । मन्नाम्ना च महादेव स्थापितो भव शंकर
indra uvāca | yadi tvaṃ mama tuṣṭo'si kṛpāsiṃdho maheśvara | mannāmnā ca mahādeva sthāpito bhava śaṃkara
इंद्र म्हणाला—हे महेश्वर, कृपासागर! जर तू माझ्यावर प्रसन्न असशील, तर हे महादेव, हे शंकर, माझ्या नावाने येथे प्रतिष्ठित हो.
Indra
Tirtha: Indreśvara (requested)
Type: temple
Listener: Śiva (Mahēśvara/Mahādeva/Śaṅkara)
Scene: Indra, humbled after fear of Vṛtra-hatyā, prays to compassionate Mahēśvara to be established in the forest-kṣetra under Indra’s name; Śiva listens with serene compassion.
FAQs
Gratitude and devotion culminate in establishing a lasting form of worship, turning personal redemption into a sacred legacy for others.
Dharmāraṇya, as the locale where Indra seeks the establishment of a named Śiva-liṅga.
The prescription is temple/liṅga establishment (pratiṣṭhā) in Indra’s name.