Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
तस्मादिन्द्रपदं नाम सुप्रसिद्धं धरातले । इन्द्रेण स्थापितं लिंगं यस्माद्भावनया सह । प्रसिद्धमिंद्रनाम्ना वा इन्द्रेश्वरमिति स्मृतम्
tasmādindrapadaṃ nāma suprasiddhaṃ dharātale | indreṇa sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ yasmādbhāvanayā saha | prasiddhamiṃdranāmnā vā indreśvaramiti smṛtam
तस्मादिन्द्रपदं नाम धरातले सुप्रसिद्धम्। इन्द्रेण भावनया सह स्थापितं लिङ्गं, तस्मादिन्द्रनाम्ना प्रसिद्धं, ‘इन्द्रेश्वर’ इति स्मृतम्।
Prahlāda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Indrapada / Indreśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stone inscription-like tableau: Indra consecrates the liṅga; sages/pilgrims point and speak the names ‘Indrapada’ and ‘Indreśvara’; the scene emphasizes remembrance and renown across the earth.
FAQs
Devotional intention (bhāvanā) sanctifies acts of स्थापना (establishment), making a site and deity-name enduringly sacred and renowned.
Indrapada on earth, together with the Indra-founded Śiva shrine known as Indreśvara.
No new rite is prescribed; the verse explains the tīrtha and liṅga’s fame and naming grounded in Indra’s स्थापना and bhāvanā.