Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
तस्मादिन्द्रपदं नाम सुप्रसिद्धं धरातले । इन्द्रेण स्थापितं लिंगं यस्माद्भावनया सह । प्रसिद्धमिंद्रनाम्ना वा इन्द्रेश्वरमिति स्मृतम्
tasmādindrapadaṃ nāma suprasiddhaṃ dharātale | indreṇa sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ yasmādbhāvanayā saha | prasiddhamiṃdranāmnā vā indreśvaramiti smṛtam
Kaya’t ang pangalang “Indrapada” ay tanyag sa ibabaw ng daigdig. Sapagkat ang liṅga ay itinatag ni Indra na may pusong debosyon, ito’y kilala rin sa pangalan ni Indra at inaalala bilang “Indreśvara.”
Prahlāda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Indrapada / Indreśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stone inscription-like tableau: Indra consecrates the liṅga; sages/pilgrims point and speak the names ‘Indrapada’ and ‘Indreśvara’; the scene emphasizes remembrance and renown across the earth.
FAQs
Devotional intention (bhāvanā) sanctifies acts of स्थापना (establishment), making a site and deity-name enduringly sacred and renowned.
Indrapada on earth, together with the Indra-founded Śiva shrine known as Indreśvara.
No new rite is prescribed; the verse explains the tīrtha and liṅga’s fame and naming grounded in Indra’s स्थापना and bhāvanā.