Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
संस्थितं पापशमनं युगलिंगं महाप्रभम् । अक्षमालेश्वरंनाम पुरा तस्य प्रकीर्तितम् । उग्रसेनेश्वरं नाम ख्यातं तस्यैव साम्प्रतम्
saṃsthitaṃ pāpaśamanaṃ yugaliṃgaṃ mahāprabham | akṣamāleśvaraṃnāma purā tasya prakīrtitam | ugraseneśvaraṃ nāma khyātaṃ tasyaiva sāmpratam
तेथे पापशमन करणारे, महाप्रभेचे युगलिंग प्रतिष्ठित आहे. पूर्वी ते ‘अक्षमालेश्वर’ म्हणून प्रकीर्तित होते; आता तेच ‘उग्रसेनेश्वर’ म्हणून ख्यात आहे.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Akṣamāleśvara (formerly) / Ugraseneśvara (currently)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A luminous shrine housing a twin liṅga (two liṅgas together), radiating; a caption-like emphasis on its former and current names; devotees approaching for sin-removal.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence as liṅga is portrayed as pāpa-śamana—removing sin—and sacred sites may carry layered names across time.
The twin-liṅga shrine known formerly as Akṣamāleśvara and presently as Ugraseneśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse highlights the merit and identity of the shrine.