Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
उमापतीश्वरो नाम तत्राहं संस्थितः सदा । युगेयुगे सदा पूर्णे कल्पे मन्वन्तरे तथा
umāpatīśvaro nāma tatrāhaṃ saṃsthitaḥ sadā | yugeyuge sadā pūrṇe kalpe manvantare tathā
तेथे मी ‘उमापतीश्वर’ या नामाने सदैव प्रतिष्ठित आहे. प्रत्येक युगात, प्रत्येक पूर्ण कल्पात आणि प्रत्येक मन्वंतरातही मी तेथेच असतो।
Śiva
Tirtha: Umāpatīśvara (at Devikā-taṭa, Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Umā
Scene: A Śaiva shrine on the Devikā bank: a radiant liṅga identified as Umāpatīśvara, with an aura suggesting timeless continuity; the river flows beside, and celestial beings hover in reverence as Śiva’s declaration seems to fill the space.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely sacred because the Lord abides there timelessly, beyond cosmic cycles.
Umāpatīśvara at Devikā-taṭa in Prabhāsakṣetra.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the site’s perpetual sanctity and availability for worship.