Skandapurana 1.2.25.2

1.2.25.2

1 sūtaśaunakasaṃvāde mārkaṇḍeyanandīśvarayoḥ saṃvādārambhaḥ, tatra mārkaṇḍeyena vividhamunivaraiḥ sahitena nandikeśvaraṃ prati śaivāgamaproktaśivadharmajijñāsayā prārthanākaraṇarūpeṇa sthānamāhātmyaprastāvavarṇanam ..... 237 1

1. In the dialogue of Sūta and Śaunaka, commencement of the dialogue of Mārkaṇḍeya and Nandīśvara; therein, description of the introduction to the māhātmya of the sacred place by way of a prayer made to Nandikeśvara by Mārkaṇḍeya, accompanied by various excellent sages, out of a desire to know Śiva's religious duties taught in the Śaiva Āgamas ..... 237 1