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
کوروکشیتر میں (مجھے) ستھانُو کے نام سے جانتے ہیں، پربھاس میں ششی شیکھر، پشکر میں اجاگندھی، اور اسی طرح وشویشور میں (میری ستوتی) وِشو کے نام سے ہوتی ہے۔
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.