Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि लिंगं पापप्रणाशनम् । सिद्धेशाद्दक्षिणे कोणे धनुषां त्रितये स्थितम् । माण्डव्येश्वरनामानं महापातकनाशनम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | siddheśāddakṣiṇe koṇe dhanuṣāṃ tritaye sthitam | māṇḍavyeśvaranāmānaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam
ईश्वर म्हणाले—हे महादेवी! मग पापांचा नाश करणाऱ्या त्या लिंगाकडे जावे; सिद्धेशाच्या दक्षिण कोपऱ्यात, तीन धनुष्य अंतरावर स्थित, ‘माण्डव्येश्वर’ नामक, महापातकांचा नाश करणारे।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Māṇḍavyeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim party stands at Siddheśa, then turns toward the southern corner; a short measured path leads to a small liṅga shrine labeled Māṇḍavyeśvara; the air feels charged with penitential sanctity; lamps and bilva leaves adorn the liṅga.
FAQs
Śiva-tīrthas are presented as powerful loci of purification, capable of removing even grave moral burdens when approached with faith.
Māṇḍavyeśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described relative to Siddheśa.
A pilgrimage instruction is given with precise sacred-geographic bearings; worship is implied though not detailed here.