Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 172
जीर्णः पुनरुद्धृतोऽयं प्रासादस्तेन तोषितः । तव नाम्ना च विख्यातो भविष्यामि कुमारिके
jīrṇaḥ punaruddhṛto'yaṃ prāsādastena toṣitaḥ | tava nāmnā ca vikhyāto bhaviṣyāmi kumārike
“Ang templong ito na sira na ay muling naibangon; dahil dito ako’y nasiyahan. At, O Kumārikā, ako’y makikilala at sasambitin ayon sa iyong pangalan.”
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Kumāra-liṅga (to be famed through Kumārikā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, still present, blesses the renewed temple and declares that he will be known by the devotee’s name; the golden prāsāda gleams as priests and townsfolk witness the sanctified naming.
FAQs
Service to sacred institutions—especially restoration—binds the deity and devotee in enduring fame and grace.
The restored prāsāda connected with Kumāra-liṅga/Kumārīśvara within Kumārikā-kṣetra is glorified through Śiva’s promise of renown.
Punaruddhāra (restoration) of a decayed shrine is upheld as a powerful dharmic act.