Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
उन्नामितं पुनस्तेन यत्र लिंगं महोदयम् । तदुन्नतमिति प्रोक्तं स्थानं स्थानवतां वरम्
unnāmitaṃ punastena yatra liṃgaṃ mahodayam | tadunnatamiti proktaṃ sthānaṃ sthānavatāṃ varam
ज्या ठिकाणी त्याने पुन्हा त्या महोदय लिंगास उन्नत केले, ते स्थान ‘उन्नत’ असे सांगितले गेले—स्थानांमध्ये सर्वोत्तम।
Sūta (contextual narrator) giving etymological-sthala explanation (nāma-nirukti) of the site
Tirtha: Unnata
Type: kshetra
Scene: A majestic liṅga is raised up again; sages witness the act as the spot is proclaimed ‘Unnata’, the best among holy abodes.
FAQs
A kṣetra becomes supremely holy through divine action centered on the liṅga; the site-name preserves that sacred event for pilgrims.
The place called “Unnata” within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, identified by the raising of the mahodayā liṅga.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse primarily establishes the sanctity and identity of the liṅga-sthāna.