Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
ततो ब्रह्मादिभिः सार्धं विष्णुना शंकरेण च । पूर्वं संस्थापयामास पश्चिमायामदूरतः
tato brahmādibhiḥ sārdhaṃ viṣṇunā śaṃkareṇa ca | pūrvaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa paścimāyāmadūrataḥ
பின்னர் பிரம்மா முதலிய தேவர்களுடன், விஷ்ணுவும் சங்கரனும் உடனாக, அந்தப் பகுதியின் மேற்கு எல்லையிலிருந்து அதிகத் தூரமின்றி, கிழக்குத் திசையில் முதலில் அதை நிறுவினார்.
Narrator (Sūta-style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Pratijñeśvara (contextual, named next verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand consecration: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śaṅkara with other gods install a liṅga, marking an eastern placement relative to the western side of the region; ritual vessels, flowers, and Vedic gestures abound.
FAQs
The sanctity of a sthala is affirmed by divine participation; consecration is portrayed as a cosmic act involving the highest deities.
A direction-marked consecration zone is described (east/west proximity), indicating a mapped pilgrimage landscape within the narrative.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā performed in the presence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva—an archetype for proper consecration.