Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
हिरण्मयानि पद्मानि अधः कृत्वा प्रजापतिः । लिंगमूर्ध्वं प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्वयं पूजितवांस्तदा । हिरण्यकमलैर्दिव्यैर्हिरण्येशस्ततोऽभवत्
hiraṇmayāni padmāni adhaḥ kṛtvā prajāpatiḥ | liṃgamūrdhvaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya svayaṃ pūjitavāṃstadā | hiraṇyakamalairdivyairhiraṇyeśastato'bhavat
Prajāpati menyusun teratai emas di bawah, lalu menegakkan liṅga dan pada saat itu baginda sendiri memujanya. Maka, melalui teratai emas yang mulia itu, Tuhan pun termasyhur sebagai Hiraṇyeśa (Hiraṇyeśvara).
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyeśa/Hiraṇyeśvara (liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Prajāpati (Brahmā) places radiant golden lotuses beneath a sacred spot, then establishes an upright liṅga and worships it; the liṅga shines as Hiraṇyeśvara, suffused with gold light.
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Devotion expressed through proper installation and worship of the liṅga sanctifies a place and reveals the deity’s celebrated name and presence.
The Brahmakuṇḍa vicinity in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Hiraṇyeśvara’s māhātmya is narrated.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing the liṅga) and pūjā (worship), here performed by Prajāpati with divine golden lotuses.
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