Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
गौरीश्वरेति विख्यातं नाम तस्य भवेत्प्रभो । तथेत्यहं प्रतिज्ञाय तत्र स्थाने स्थितो ऽभवम्
gaurīśvareti vikhyātaṃ nāma tasya bhavetprabho | tathetyahaṃ pratijñāya tatra sthāne sthito 'bhavam
“ହେ ପ୍ରଭୋ, ତାହାର ବିଖ୍ୟାତ ନାମ ‘ଗୌରୀଶ୍ୱର’ ହେଉ।” ଏମିତି କହି ‘ତଥାସ୍ତୁ’ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରି ମୁଁ ସେଇ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲି।
Gaurī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Gaurīśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A liṅga is ceremonially designated ‘Gaurīśvara’; the lord assents (‘tathā’), and the speaker takes a vow and remains at that spot, marking the temple’s founding moment with divine approval and enduring presence.
FAQs
A sacred name (nāma) is treated as a vessel of sanctity, anchoring divine presence at a particular kṣetra.
Gaurīśvara at Prabhāsakṣetra—the place where Gaurī vows to abide.
No specific ritual; the verse explains the naming and the divine commitment to remain present at the spot.