Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
इक्ष्वाक्वीश्वरनामाभूत्तेनेदं लिंगमुत्तमम् । यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या देवं वृषभवाहनम्
ikṣvākvīśvaranāmābhūttenedaṃ liṃgamuttamam | yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā devaṃ vṛṣabhavāhanam
তেওঁৰ কাৰণেই এই উত্তম লিঙ্গ ‘ইক্ষ্বাক্বীশ্বৰ’ নামে প্ৰখ্যাত হ’ল। যিয়ে ভক্তিভাৱে বৃষভ-বাহন দেৱ শিৱক সেই লিঙ্গত পূজা কৰে, সি প্ৰতিশ্ৰুত পুণ্য লাভ কৰে।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Ikṣvākvīśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A revered Śiva-liṅga labeled Ikṣvākvīśvara, adorned with bilva leaves and garlands; Nandin nearby; a devotee performs abhiṣeka and ārati within a Prabhāsa shrine precinct.
FAQs
Devotion not only transforms the devotee, it also sanctifies and ‘names’ sacred icons, making them accessible to later pilgrims.
Prabhāsakṣetra, through the supreme Liṅga titled Ikṣvākvīśvara.
Bhakti-yukta pūjā (devotional worship) of Śiva, specifically honored as Vṛṣabhavāhana.