Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
यतः कोपेन भवतां लिंगं प्रपतितं भुवि । प्रतिष्ठा तस्य कर्तव्या युष्माभिर्वै न संशयः
yataḥ kopena bhavatāṃ liṃgaṃ prapatitaṃ bhuvi | pratiṣṭhā tasya kartavyā yuṣmābhirvai na saṃśayaḥ
Da durch euren Zorn der Liṅga auf die Erde fiel, müsst ihr selbst ihn wieder einsetzen und weihen—daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara liṅga restoration episode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas (addressed directly)
Scene: Brahmā points to the fallen liṅga on the earth, admonishing the dvijas that their anger caused the fall and that they must reinstall it without doubt; the scene carries gravity and resolve, with the liṅga awaiting restoration.
FAQs
When harm is caused through passion or anger, dharma requires taking responsibility and restoring what was damaged.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the liṅga’s fall and reinstallation become part of the site’s sacred narrative.
Re-consecration (pratiṣṭhā) of the fallen liṅga as a corrective rite.