Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
कपालेशस्य सांनिध्ये शक्तिच्छिद्रं हि कीर्त्यते । तस्य तुल्यं परं तीर्थं पृथिव्यां नैव विद्यते
kapāleśasya sāṃnidhye śakticchidraṃ hi kīrtyate | tasya tulyaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ pṛthivyāṃ naiva vidyate
कपालेश्वराच्या सान्निध्यात ‘शक्तिच्छिद्र’ हे तीर्थ प्रसिद्ध आहे; पृथ्वीवर त्यास तुल्य असे परम तीर्थ नाही।
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śakticchidra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: A grand view of Kapāleśvara temple with the adjacent Śakticchidra tīrtha marked by a sacred pool/ghāṭa; a divine radiance links liṅga and water, visually asserting ‘no equal on earth’.
FAQs
Proximity to a powerful Śiva-liṅga sanctifies the landscape, creating a uniquely transformative tīrtha.
Śakticchidra tīrtha, specifically stated to be near Kapāleśvara.
No new rite is added here; the verse chiefly magnifies the site’s incomparable sanctity.