Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
उन्नामितं पुनस्तत्र यत्र लिंगं महोदये । तदुन्नतमिति प्रोक्तं स्थानं स्थानवतां वरम्
unnāmitaṃ punastatra yatra liṃgaṃ mahodaye | tadunnatamiti proktaṃ sthānaṃ sthānavatāṃ varam
Lagi, di tempat itu, di Mahodaya, tempat Liṅga ditegakkan dan diangkat tinggi—itulah yang disebut ‘Unnata’, yang terunggul antara tempat-tempat suci.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Unnata
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn of ‘Mahodaya’, sages and pilgrims witness a Śiva-liṅga being ritually ‘raised’ or revealed at a sanctified spot called Unnata; banners, lamps, and conch-sounds frame the moment.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes ‘supreme’ through a divine manifestation—here, the elevation of the Liṅga marks the site’s exceptional sanctity.
Unnata, associated with Mahodaya and a Liṅga that was ‘raised up’ (unnāmita).
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse defines the site and its sanctifying event.