Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
कंदुकेश्वरसंज्ञं च तल्लिंगमभवत्तदा । ज्येष्ठेश्वर समीपे तु सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम्
kaṃdukeśvarasaṃjñaṃ ca talliṃgamabhavattadā | jyeṣṭheśvara samīpe tu sarvaduṣṭanivāraṇam
அப்போது அந்த லிங்கம் ‘கந்துகேஸ்வர’ எனப் பெயர் பெற்றது; ஜ்யேஷ்டேஸ்வரரின் அருகில் அமைந்து, எல்லா தீமைகளையும் நீக்கும் எனப் புகழ்பெற்றது।
Narrative voice (contextually Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue)
Tirtha: Kandukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm shrine scene: the newly named Kandukeśvara-liṅga stands near the venerable Jyeṣṭheśvara precinct; subtle protective aura repels shadowy ‘evil’ forms at the margins.
FAQs
A sacred name and location become vehicles of grace; proximity to a revered shrine amplifies the protective power of devotion.
Kandukeśvara-liṅga, specifically stated to be near Jyeṣṭheśvara in Kāśī.
Implicitly encourages liṅga-darśana and reverence; explicit ritual details appear in subsequent verses.