Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
ततः कामः समुत्तस्थौ सुप्तोत्थित इव प्रिये । ततः प्रभृति तल्लिंगं कामेश्वरमिति श्रुतम्
tataḥ kāmaḥ samuttasthau suptotthita iva priye | tataḥ prabhṛti talliṃgaṃ kāmeśvaramiti śrutam
Kemudian Kāma bangkit kembali, seolah-olah terjaga dari tidur, wahai kekasih. Sejak saat itu, Liṅga tersebut masyhur dengan nama “Kāmeśvara”.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Kāmeśvara
Type: temple
Scene: After the pūjā, Kāma reappears—radiant, youthful, holding a flower-bow—suggesting a ‘waking from sleep’; beside him stands the newly famed liṅga, now known as Kāmeśvara.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace, accessed through sacred worship, restores what is lost and establishes lasting sanctity through divine remembrance (nāma).
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Liṅga becomes famous as Kāmeśvara.
Implicitly, the worship of the Liṅga that becomes known as Kāmeśvara, associated with restoration and fulfillment.