Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
पादेन वा क्रीडमाना जलं लिप्संति ये नरा । तेषामपि श्राद्धफलं विधिवत्संभविष्यति । तत्र लिंगानि पूज्यानि शूलभेदादिकानि तु
pādena vā krīḍamānā jalaṃ lipsaṃti ye narā | teṣāmapi śrāddhaphalaṃ vidhivatsaṃbhaviṣyati | tatra liṃgāni pūjyāni śūlabhedādikāni tu
Even those men who, merely playing with their feet, happen to splash or take in the water—for them too the fruit of śrāddha will duly arise. There, the liṅgas are to be worshipped—such as Śūlabheda and the others.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa waters and Śūlabheda-ādi liṅgas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/devotees (contextual)
Scene: Children and pilgrims at the Prabhāsa waters splash playfully, while priests nearby conduct formal śrāddha; in the background stand multiple liṅga shrines, one labeled Śūlabheda, inviting a devotional circuit.
FAQs
Prabhāsa is depicted as so sanctifying that even casual contact with its waters can mature into śrāddha-like merit, encouraging reverence for the place.
Prabhāsakṣetra and its tīrtha waters, along with its revered liṅga-shrines such as Śūlabheda.
Worship of the local liṅgas (e.g., Śūlabheda) and the implied sanctity of tīrtha-water contact connected to śrāddha merit.