The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Kumbhishvara (Kumbhi-ishvara) which is chapter 266 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 sixty-sixth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 266 - Greatness of Kumbhīśvara (Kumbhi-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to the excellent shrine of Kuṃbhīśvara situated not very far to the east from the Śarabhasthāna. O fair lady, by visiting that deity, a man is rid of all sins.