Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
लिंगं महाप्रभावं हि दर्शनात्पापनाशनम् । पूर्वे युगे तु संख्यातं गणेश्वरमिति श्रुतम्
liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi darśanātpāpanāśanam | pūrve yuge tu saṃkhyātaṃ gaṇeśvaramiti śrutam
Dieser Liṅga ist von gewaltiger Kraft; schon sein bloßes Schauen vernichtet die Sünden. In der früheren Weltzeit war er—wie man hört—als „Gaṇeśvara“ berühmt.
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī, inferred from 'devi' in the immediate context)
Tirtha: Yogeśvara (formerly Gaṇeśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The Yogeśvara liṅga radiates power; pilgrims behold it with folded hands, while an inscriptional aura hints at its older name ‘Gaṇeśvara’.
FAQs
Darśana (reverent visitation) of a Mahādeva-liṅga at a sacred kṣetra can itself become a powerful purifier of pāpa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region) is being praised through the greatness of its liṅga.
No detailed rite is given here; the stated practice is darśana—seeing the liṅga with faith.