Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
रैवतेश्वरनामाभूत्तेन लिंगं महाप्रभम् । पुनस्तृतीयकल्पे तु संप्राप्ते वरवर्णिनि
raivateśvaranāmābhūttena liṃgaṃ mahāprabham | punastṛtīyakalpe tu saṃprāpte varavarṇini
இவ்வாறு அந்த மகாபிரப லிங்கம் ‘ரைவதேஸ்வர’ என அழைக்கப்பட்டது. மீண்டும், அழகியவளே, மூன்றாம் கல்பம் வந்தபோது…
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Raivateśvara (liṅga) / transition to next kalpa name
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varavarṇinī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The liṅga shines with great radiance as the narrator marks the end of one episode and the opening of another; a visual ‘chapter turn’ with time motifs.
FAQs
Tīrtha traditions preserve memory across ages; the same sanctity is celebrated under different kalpa-specific names.
Prabhāsakṣetra and its celebrated liṅga, known as Raivateśvara in the second kalpa.
None; this is a narrative transition introducing the next kalpa’s name.