Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेद्वरारोहे कपालीश्वरमुत्तमम् । रुद्रं तृतीयं पापघ्नं नीलरुद्रस्यपूर्वतः
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchedvarārohe kapālīśvaramuttamam | rudraṃ tṛtīyaṃ pāpaghnaṃ nīlarudrasyapūrvataḥ
ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ, ହେ ସୁଜଂଘେ, ନୀଳରୁଦ୍ରର ପୂର୍ବଦିଗରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ପାପହର ତୃତୀୟ ରୁଦ୍ର—ଉତ୍ତମ କପାଳୀଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapālīśvara (Rudra the third)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Varārohā)
Scene: Īśvara instructs Devī; a pilgrim path leads from the Nīlarudra shrine toward the east where Kapālīśvara stands, marked by banners and a liṅga-temple silhouette.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames liberation and purification through sequential darśana—moving from shrine to shrine as a dharmic discipline.
Kapālīśvara, identified as the third Rudra in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Proceed to Kapālīśvara, located east of Nīlarudra, as part of the prescribed pilgrimage sequence.