Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
यत्त्वयोक्तं तदा तेन निर्मितोऽत्र महेश्वरः । एतच्च सर्वमाचक्ष्व संदेहं सूतनन्दन
yattvayoktaṃ tadā tena nirmito'tra maheśvaraḥ | etacca sarvamācakṣva saṃdehaṃ sūtanandana
И то, что ты сказал — что тогда им был здесь установлен Махешвара, — поведай всё полностью, о сын Су́ты, и рассей сомнение.
Ṛṣis (the sages)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta / Sūta’s son (as addressed)
Scene: A questioning assembly asks for clarification: the focus is on the claim that Rāma established Maheśvara here; the scene anticipates a liṅga or shrine being founded, with listeners attentive and the narrator poised to explain.
FAQs
True reverence includes seeking precise understanding; doubts about sacred tradition should be resolved through authoritative narration.
The ‘here’ refers to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha milieu where Śiva (Maheśvara) is said to have been established.
Nirmāṇa/establishment of Maheśvara (Śiva-liṅga) is referenced, though the verse is a request for explanation.