Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
जटिं वामेश्वरे विन्द्यात्सौम्यं वै कुक्कुटेश्वरे । भूतेश्वरं भस्मगात्रे ओंकारेऽमरकण्टकम्
jaṭiṃ vāmeśvare vindyātsaumyaṃ vai kukkuṭeśvare | bhūteśvaraṃ bhasmagātre oṃkāre'marakaṇṭakam
वामेश्वर येथे तो ‘जटी’ म्हणून ओळखला जातो, कुक्कुटेश्वर येथे ‘सौम्य’ म्हणून. भस्मगात्र येथे तो ‘भूतेश्वर’ आहे, आणि ओंकार येथे ‘अमरकण्टक’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध आहे.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Vāmeśvara (Jaṭin); Kukkuṭeśvara (Saumya); Bhasmagātra (Bhūteśvara); Oṃkāra/Amarakaṇṭaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four emblematic Śiva aspects: Jaṭin with matted locks beside a rustic shrine; Saumya with serene face and gentle aura near a village temple; Bhūteśvara with ash-smeared body and attendant gaṇas; Oṃkāra as a liṅga shaped by the curve of the praṇava, backed by the forested Amarakaṇṭaka peak and river-source springs.
FAQs
Śiva contains opposites—ascetic severity and gentle grace—revealed through different tīrthas, guiding devotees toward balance and liberation.
Vāmeśvara, Kukkuṭeśvara, Bhasmagātra, and Oṃkāra (with Amarakaṇṭaka named in connection).
None; the instruction is identificatory—“know him as” (vindyāt) in each place.