Skandapurana 3.3.1.1

3.3.1.1

Salutation to venerable Gaṇeśa. / Salutation to the venerable Gurus. / Now begins the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa. / Oṃ, salutation to Śiva. / To the one whose nature is pure light, who has the eye of spotless knowledge, / salutation to Śiva, peaceful, the absolute, embodied as the liṅga. (1)