Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
श्रीभगवानुवाच । एकादशप्रकारा या मूर्तयो निर्मिता मया । एताभिरेव सर्वाभिः स्थास्याम्यत्र सदैव हि
śrībhagavānuvāca | ekādaśaprakārā yā mūrtayo nirmitā mayā | etābhireva sarvābhiḥ sthāsyāmyatra sadaiva hi
श्रीभगवान म्हणाले—मी एकादश प्रकारच्या मूर्ती प्रकट केल्या आहेत; त्या सर्व रूपांनीच मी येथे सदैव नित्य अधिष्ठान करीन।
Śrī Bhagavān (Rudra/Śiva in this context)
Tirtha: Viśvāmitra-hrada (contextual)
Type: kund
Listener: Dvijas/brāhmaṇas
Scene: The Lord speaks to assembled brāhmaṇas, proclaiming that He will abide forever in eleven manifested forms at the tīrtha; the setting suggests a sacred waterbody and newly established icons/marks of presence.
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Sacred places are sanctified by the Lord’s vowed presence, making worship there especially potent.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, where the Lord promises to remain in eleven manifested forms.
Implicit encouragement of worship of the Lord’s eleven mūrtis at this site.