The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Brahmeshvara (Brahma-ishvara) which is chapter 245 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 forty-fifth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 245 - Greatness of Brahmeśvara (Brahma-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-3. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to the shrine situated there itself a little higher up. O goddess, it is on the banks of Sarasvatī to the west of Parṇāditya.
A great Liṅga is there formerly installed by Brahmā. It is well-known as Brahmeśvara. It is destructive of all sins.
The pilgrim should take his holy bath there on second lunar day and observe fast. He should control all the sense-organs. He should then worship the Lord of Devas named Brahmeśvara, the auspicious one. If he wishes for the eternal region, he should offer libations unto the Pitṛs in the rite of Śrāddha.