Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
कुरुक्षेत्रे विदुः स्थाणुं प्रभासे शशिशेखरम् । पुष्करे तु ह्यजागन्धिं विश्वं विश्वेश्वरे तथा
kurukṣetre viduḥ sthāṇuṃ prabhāse śaśiśekharam | puṣkare tu hyajāgandhiṃ viśvaṃ viśveśvare tathā
“ที่กุรุเกษตร เขารู้จักเราว่า สถานุ; ที่ประภาส ว่า ศศิเศขระ; ที่ปุษกร ว่า อชาคันธิ; และที่วิศเวศวร ก็สรรเสริญเราว่า วิศวะ”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra / Prabhāsa / Puṣkara / Viśveśvara (catalogue verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Devī
Scene: Four sacred tableaux: Kurukṣetra’s broad plain with pilgrims and banners; Prabhāsa’s sea-coast shrine with moon-crested Śiva iconography; Puṣkara lake with ghats; Viśveśvara temple with towering spire—each inscribed with the epithet.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is deepened by recognizing the deity’s localized nāma-forms, which connect cosmic divinity to specific sacred landscapes.
Kurukṣetra, Prabhāsa, Puṣkara, and Viśveśvara are highlighted with their corresponding Śiva-names.
Implied: praise/recite the deity’s name appropriate to each tīrtha.