Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ऊचुश्च सहसा देवि परमानंदसंयुताः । देवानां निवहैर्यस्मात्समागत्य प्रतिष्ठितम् । संगालेश्वरनामास्य भविष्यति धरातले
ūcuśca sahasā devi paramānaṃdasaṃyutāḥ | devānāṃ nivahairyasmātsamāgatya pratiṣṭhitam | saṃgāleśvaranāmāsya bhaviṣyati dharātale
ते सर्व, हे देवी, परमानंदाने युक्त होऊन तत्क्षणी म्हणाले—‘देवांच्या समुदायाने येथे येऊन याची प्रतिष्ठापना केली आहे; म्हणून पृथ्वीवर याचे नाव “संगालेश्वर” असे होईल।’
Narrator quoting the assembled Devas (exact narrator not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Saṅgāleśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The gods, radiant with joy, proclaim the name ‘Saṅgāleśvara’; a ceremonial installation scene unfolds—kalasha, garlands, and banners; the liṅga is centered as the focal point of a jubilant yet reverent assembly.
FAQs
A sacred name arises from sacred action—collective devotion and consecration establish enduring holiness in the world.
Saṅgāleśvara at Prabhāsakṣetra, whose very name is tied to the gods’ assembly.
Pratiṣṭhā (establishing/consecrating) of the Liṅga, performed after the gods assemble.