Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
संस्थाप्य शिवलिंगं ते स्नानार्थं मुनिसत्तमाः । कूपं चक्रुस्ततः सर्व ऋषयः संशितव्रताः
saṃsthāpya śivaliṃgaṃ te snānārthaṃ munisattamāḥ | kūpaṃ cakrustataḥ sarva ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
شیو لِنگ کی پرتِشٹھا کے بعد، غسل کے لیے اُن برگزیدہ منیوں نے—پختہ ورت والے سب رِشیوں نے—پھر ایک کنواں کھودا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in the verse)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kūpa (sacred well)
Type: kund
Scene: After consecration, the sages, firm in vows, dig a well with focused effort; ritual vessels and tools lie nearby; the liṅga shrine stands in the background.
FAQs
Sacred places are established through disciplined vow, devotion, and ritual action—installing a liṅga and creating facilities for pure worship.
The setting is Dvārakā within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; the narrative leads into the fame of Siddheśvara and the Ṛṣi-made tīrtha/well.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) and snāna (ritual bathing), supported by constructing a well for tīrtha use.