Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ऋषय ऊचुः । त्रयाणां चैव लिंगानां पूर्वोक्तानां महामते । श्रुतास्माभिः समुत्पत्तिःकपालेश्वरवर्जिता । केनायं स्थापितो देवः कपालेश्वरसंज्ञितः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | trayāṇāṃ caiva liṃgānāṃ pūrvoktānāṃ mahāmate | śrutāsmābhiḥ samutpattiḥkapāleśvaravarjitā | kenāyaṃ sthāpito devaḥ kapāleśvarasaṃjñitaḥ
ரிஷிகள் கூறினர்—ஓ மகாமதே! முன்பு சொல்லப்பட்ட மூன்று லிங்கங்களின் தோற்றத்தை நாம் கேட்டோம்; ஆனால் கபாலேஸ்வரத்தின் தோற்றம் இல்லை. ‘கபாலேஸ்வர’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற இந்த தேவனை யார் நிறுவினார்?
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (implied respondent)
Scene: A circle of ṛṣis respectfully question the sūta/narrator about the missing origin of Kapāleśvara among previously described liṅgas; palm-leaf manuscripts and a forest-āśrama setting frame the inquiry.
FAQs
Sacred geography is preserved through inquiry and transmission: asking about a liṅga’s स्थापना safeguards the site’s dharmic memory.
Kapāleśvara within the broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha landscape of the Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse initiates the legend by asking who performed the स्थापना (installation) of Kapāleśvara.
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