The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Megheshvara (Megha-ishvara) which is chapter 226 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 two hundred twenty-sixth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 226 - Greatness of Megheśvara (Megha-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-3. There is a shrine destructive of all sins well-known as Megheśvara. It is situated to the east of that (the shrine Anarakeśvara) and to the south-west of Pāpamocana.
When there is the danger from draught, Śānti rites should be performed there through Brāhmaṇas. The ground to the west should be adored after drenching it with water.
There is no fear from drought at the place where the Liṅga installed by the clouds is worshipped everyday.