Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ऋषय ऊचुः । दुर्वासा नामकश्चायं केनायं स्थापितो हरः । कस्मिन्काले महाभाग सर्वं नो विस्तराद्वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | durvāsā nāmakaścāyaṃ kenāyaṃ sthāpito haraḥ | kasminkāle mahābhāga sarvaṃ no vistarādvada
ரிஷிகள் கூறினர்—‘துர்வாசா’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற இந்த ஹரலிங்கத்தை யார் நிறுவினார்? எக்காலத்தில் இது நிகழ்ந்தது, ஓ மகாபாகனே? அனைத்தையும் விரிவாக எமக்கு உரை.
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
Tirtha: Durvāsā-liṅga (as named in verse)
Type: temple
Listener: Sūta (implied respondent)
Scene: A circle of ṛṣis seated in a forest hermitage, hands folded, questioning Sūta about a famed liṅga called Durvāsā—asking who installed Hara and in what age.
FAQs
Sacred geography is preserved through inquiry and transmission—devotees seek authentic origins to deepen faith.
The inquiry concerns the Durvāsas-associated liṅga located in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context.
None; it initiates the narrative request for the shrine’s स्थापना (installation) history.