Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
हाटकेश्वरमित्युक्तमस्ति क्षेत्रमनुत्तमम् । लिंगस्य पतनाज्जातं देवदेवस्य शूलिनः
hāṭakeśvaramityuktamasti kṣetramanuttamam | liṃgasya patanājjātaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ
ஹாடகேஸ்வரம் எனப் புகழ்பெற்ற ஒப்பற்ற திருத்தலம் ஒன்று உள்ளது; அது தேவர்களின் தேவனாகிய திரிசூலதாரி சிவனின் லிங்கம் அவதரித்து வீழ்ந்ததனால் தோன்றியது.
Bṛhaspati (as reported in Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant liṅga descends or ‘falls’ onto a sanctified ground; Śiva as Śūlin (trident-bearing) presides, while the landscape transforms into a luminous kṣetra with devotees and sages witnessing the epiphany.
FAQs
Śiva establishes protected centers of holiness; devotion to the liṅga connects devotees to an imperishable sacred presence.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly glorified as an unsurpassed sacred region.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it provides the kṣetra’s name and Śaiva origin (liṅga-avataraṇa).