Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 194
पारदं च शिवा देवी नाम त्र्यम्बक एव च । मत्स्याद्याः शास्त्रलिंगं च नाम चापि वृषाकपिः
pāradaṃ ca śivā devī nāma tryambaka eva ca | matsyādyāḥ śāstraliṃgaṃ ca nāma cāpi vṛṣākapiḥ
पारदाचे नाव ‘शिवा देवी’ असून तो ‘त्र्यम्बक’ असेही स्मरला जातो। मत्स्यादी रूपे ‘शास्त्रलिंग’ आहेत आणि त्याचे नाव ‘वृषाकपि’ असेही आहे।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A symbolic composition: a gleaming mercury (pārada) vessel before a liṅga; above, Śiva as Tryambaka with a prominent third eye; to one side, a manuscript/śāstra radiating light; faint silhouettes of Matsya and other avatāra-forms as emblematic ‘śāstra’ signs.
FAQs
The divine is recognized in many media—substance (pārada), deity (Śivā), mantra-name (Tryambaka), and teaching (śāstra)—all converging in Śiva’s worship.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse praises forms and names within the Śatarudrīya-centered teaching.
No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on recognizing and venerating Śiva through names, forms, and scriptural devotion.