The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Gandharveshvara (Gandharva-ishvara) which is chapter 302 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 three hundred second chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 302 - Greatness of Gandharveśvara (Gandharva-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-2. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to the excellent shrine of Gandharveśvara situated within a distance of five Dhanus to the north thereof (i.e. Siddheśvara).
The Liṅga was installed by Gandharvas. A man should take his holy bath once and worship the Liṅga. He becomes handsome and sweet-voiced like a cuckoo. He obtains all the things he desires.