Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
सूत उवाच । इंद्रेण स्थापितः पूर्वमेष देवो द्विजोत्तमाः । कपालेश्वसंज्ञस्तु ब्रह्महत्या विमुक्तये
sūta uvāca | iṃdreṇa sthāpitaḥ pūrvameṣa devo dvijottamāḥ | kapāleśvasaṃjñastu brahmahatyā vimuktaye
سوت نے کہا: اے بہترین دِویجوں! یہ دیوتا پہلے اندَر نے قائم کیا تھا۔ یہ کَپالیشور کے نام سے معروف ہے اور برہمن ہتیا (برہماہتیا) کے پاپ سے نجات کے لیے پوجا جاتا ہے۔
Sūta
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (dvijottamāḥ)
Scene: Sūta answers: Indra once established the Kapāleśvara liṅga seeking freedom from brahmahatyā; the scene can juxtapose Indra’s contrition with the serene liṅga.
FAQs
Śiva’s sacred presence at a tīrtha is portrayed as a direct means of purification from even grave sins when approached with devotion.
The Adhyāya centers on Kāpāleśvara in the broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
The verse highlights the purpose of the deity’s स्थापना (installation): brahmahatyā-vimukti, implying worship at this shrine as expiatory practice.