Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
रैवतेश्वरनामाभूत्तेन लिंगं महाप्रभम् । पुनस्तृतीयकल्पे तु संप्राप्ते वरवर्णिनि
raivateśvaranāmābhūttena liṃgaṃ mahāprabham | punastṛtīyakalpe tu saṃprāpte varavarṇini
Vì thế, liṅga rực rỡ đại quang ấy được gọi là “Raivateśvara”. Và lại nữa, hỡi người đẹp, khi kalpa thứ ba đến...
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Raivateśvara (liṅga) / transition to next kalpa name
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varavarṇinī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The liṅga shines with great radiance as the narrator marks the end of one episode and the opening of another; a visual ‘chapter turn’ with time motifs.
FAQs
Tīrtha traditions preserve memory across ages; the same sanctity is celebrated under different kalpa-specific names.
Prabhāsakṣetra and its celebrated liṅga, known as Raivateśvara in the second kalpa.
None; this is a narrative transition introducing the next kalpa’s name.