Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
धनुषां चतुरंते च लिंगं पापभयापहम् । यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या लिंगं भक्तियुतो नरः । कृष्णाष्टम्यां विशेषेण स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत्
dhanuṣāṃ caturaṃte ca liṃgaṃ pāpabhayāpaham | yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ bhaktiyuto naraḥ | kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet
In vier Dhanuṣ Entfernung steht ein Liṅga, der die Furcht vor Sünde vertreibt. Wer diesen Liṅga in Bhakti verehrt—besonders am Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī—wird von Verfehlungen befreit.
Unspecified in snippet (context: Śiva speaking to Devī in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Gaurīśvara Liṅga (sin-fear-dispelling Liṅga described here)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small Liṅga shrine set a short distance from the Devi’s tapas center; the NE direction is subtly marked; the scene emphasizes offerings—water, bilva leaves, lamps—under a night sky suggestive of Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī observance.
FAQs
Bhakti-filled worship of the Śiva-liṅga, especially on an auspicious tithi, is praised as a direct means for purification from sins and fear.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), where a sin-destroying liṅga is described at a measured sacred distance.
Liṅga-pūjā performed with devotion, highlighted as especially meritorious on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī.