Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
चण्डोनाम गणो देवि तेन चाराधितं पुरा । दिव्याब्दानां सहस्रं तु तेन चण्डेश्वरं स्मृतम्
caṇḍonāma gaṇo devi tena cārādhitaṃ purā | divyābdānāṃ sahasraṃ tu tena caṇḍeśvaraṃ smṛtam
தேவி, முற்காலத்தில் ‘சண்ட’ எனும் கணன் இத்தலத்தில் ஆராதனை செய்தான். அவன் காரணமாக ஆயிரம் திவ்ய ஆண்டுகள் வரை இது ‘சண்டேஸ்வரன்’ என்று நினைவுகூரப்பட்டது.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A fierce yet devoted gaṇa named Caṇḍa performs prolonged worship before a radiant liṅga; the place becomes known as Caṇḍeśvara, with celestial time (divyābdas) indicated by cosmic motifs.
FAQs
Sacred names are rooted in exemplary worship; devotion leaves a lasting imprint on a place’s identity.
Bhairaveśvara, remembered in earlier tradition as Caṇḍeśvara, in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No new prescription; it records a precedent of ārādhana (propitiatory worship) by the gaṇa Caṇḍa.