Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्लिंगं त्रिःकृत्वा प्रयतः शुचिः । अग्नीषोमात्मकं कर्म तेन सर्वं कृतं भवेत्
sūryācandramasorliṃgaṃ triḥkṛtvā prayataḥ śuciḥ | agnīṣomātmakaṃ karma tena sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet
Pure and self-restrained, one should perform the rite of the Sun-and-Moon liṅga three times. Since this act is of the nature of Agni and Soma, by it one’s entire religious duty is regarded as accomplished.
Narratorial voice (contextual instruction within Someśvara Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Sūrya–Candra-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee, purified and composed, performs three cycles of worship before a liṅga marked by solar and lunar emblems; flames and cool moonlight motifs intertwine, suggesting Agni and Soma as one act.
FAQs
Wholehearted, purified worship—especially at a famed tīrtha—can be treated as fulfilling one’s core dharmic obligations.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Someśvara Māhātmya context.
Performing worship/rite of the Sūrya–Candra liṅga three times, with purity and restraint.