The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Gandharveshvara (Gandharva-ishvara) which is chapter 26 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc. This is the twenty-sixth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 26 - Greatness of Gandharveśvara (Gandharva-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-3. On the acquisition of the boon, the Gandharva named Ghanavāhana became contented. With great devotion he installed a Liṅga there.
It was to the north of Someśvara in the vicinity of Daṇḍapāṇi. The Liṅga was called Gandharveśvara. It bestows skill in Gāndharva (art of music). It is stationed to the west of Varadā at a distance of five Dhanus. A man who adores it on the fifth lunar day, never becomes miserable.