Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 136
गुह्यं चैव तु संभूतं न कश्चिद्वेद तत्परम् । जन्माभ्यासेन तल्लिंगं ज्ञायते भुवि मानवैः
guhyaṃ caiva tu saṃbhūtaṃ na kaścidveda tatparam | janmābhyāsena talliṃgaṃ jñāyate bhuvi mānavaiḥ
Es, en verdad, un secreto profundo, y nadie conoce por completo su verdad suprema. Sólo mediante la práctica acumulada a través de muchos nacimientos llega ese Liṅga a ser verdaderamente conocido por los seres humanos en la tierra.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somēśa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (implied)
Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka sits before the Somēśa Liṅga; behind him, faint silhouettes of past lives form a spiral of practice leading to a sudden inner illumination.
FAQs
True knowledge of Śiva is not merely intellectual; it ripens through sustained sādhana accumulated over lifetimes.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its central Liṅga associated with Somēśa/Somnātha.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes long-term spiritual discipline (abhyāsa) as the means to realization.