Skandapurana 1.4.65.35

1.4.65.35

34 tataḥ kumārasvāminā vrahmadevānītasya liṅgasya kumāreśvaranāmnā sthāpanam kumārasya tatsthāpanottaraṃ śaṃkarācchivapūjāvidhiśravaṇamama, kumārasvāmikṛtā kumāreśvaramahādevastutiḥ, kumāreśvareṇa kumārasvāmine varapradānam, jagadambāyāḥ sadā kumāreśvarasaṃnidhānakathanapūrvakaṃ kumārasvāmine varapradānam, tataḥ kapardigaṇeśvarakṛtavarapradānam, . kumāreśvarasaṃnidhau kumārasvāminoṃ'śenāvasthānam, mahīsāgarasaṃgamasthakumāreśvaramahā- devasevāmāhātmyavarṇanam. ...... -. ... ... .144 1

34. Then Kumārasvāmin installs the liṅga brought by Brahmā under the name Kumāreśvara; after its installation, Kumāra hears the procedure for the worship of Śiva from Śaṃkara; the praise of Kumāreśvara Mahādeva recited by Kumārasvāmin; Kumāreśvara grants a boon to Kumārasvāmin; the Mother of the Universe, declaring her constant presence in Kumāreśvara, grants a boon to Kumārasvāmin; then the boon granted by the lord of gaṇas Kapardin; Kumārasvāmin resides in part near Kumāreśvara; description of the māhātmya of the service of Kumāreśvara Mahādeva situated at the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean. 144 1