Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
कपर्दी नाम गणपः शंभोरत्यंतवल्लभः । पित्रीशादुत्तरे भागे लिंगं संस्थाप्य शांभवम्
kapardī nāma gaṇapaḥ śaṃbhoratyaṃtavallabhaḥ | pitrīśāduttare bhāge liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya śāṃbhavam
มีคณะผู้หนึ่งนามว่า “กปัรฑี” เป็นที่รักยิ่งของศัมภู (พระศิวะ) ได้สถาปนาลึงค์ฝ่ายศัมภวะ (ไศวะ) ไว้ทางทิศเหนือแห่งเทวสถานปิตฤีศะ
Skanda
Tirtha: Kapardīśa Liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (implied continuation from 4.1)
Scene: Gaṇa Kapardī (with matted/kaparda-like hair) reverently installing a liṅga; a signpost-like depiction shows ‘Pitrīśa’ shrine to the south and the new Kapardīśa liṅga to the north; Śiva’s subtle presence blessing the act.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace manifests in Kāśī through his gaṇas, who establish liṅgas to anchor devotion and sacred geography.
Kapardīśvara Liṅga, situated north of Pitrīśa within Kāśī’s sacred topography.
The act highlighted is liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing/ installing a liṅga), presented as the origin of the shrine.