Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 139
अन्यैरपि युगैर्देवि इदं लिंगं सुदुर्लभम् । घोरे कलियुगे पापे विशेषेण च दुर्लभम्
anyairapi yugairdevi idaṃ liṃgaṃ sudurlabham | ghore kaliyuge pāpe viśeṣeṇa ca durlabham
حتى في العصور الأخرى، يا إلهة، هذا اللِّينغا عزيزٌ جدًّا عسيرُ اللقاء والظَّفَر. أمّا في كالي يوغا الرهيبة الآثمة فهو على وجه الخصوص أشدُّ عُسرًا في نيله.
Śiva
Tirtha: Somnātha Liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)
Scene: Śiva speaks to Pārvatī, indicating the Somnātha Liṅga’s rare attainability; the atmosphere is solemn, with the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa and a sense of Kali-yuga shadow contrasted by the Liṅga’s radiance.
FAQs
Kali-yuga intensifies spiritual obstacles; therefore, access to authentic sacred power and realization becomes rarer and more precious.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Liṅga (Somēśa/Somnatha) as a rare and exalted object of darśana.
No explicit prescription; the implied exhortation is to value and seek the Liṅga’s darśana, especially in Kali-yuga.