Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
कृतैर्यज्जायते पुण्यं तत्पुण्यं लिंगदर्शनात् । ब्रह्माण्डं सकलं दत्त्वा यत्पुण्यफलमाप्नुयात्
kṛtairyajjāyate puṇyaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ liṃgadarśanāt | brahmāṇḍaṃ sakalaṃ dattvā yatpuṇyaphalamāpnuyāt
Quel que soit le mérite né de telles œuvres—ce même mérite s’obtient par la seule vision du liṅga. Le fruit de mérite que l’on recevrait en offrant l’univers entier…
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuation)
Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’) with sages as secondary audience
Scene: A radiant liṅga at Prabhāsa, worshippers approaching with folded hands; the atmosphere suggests that mere sight confers immeasurable merit, symbolized by cosmic gifts dissolving into light.
FAQs
Darśana of Śiva’s liṅga at a sacred kṣetra can confer immense merit, surpassing even extraordinary acts of charity.
The liṅga at Prabhāsa kṣetra, in the context of Mūlacaṇḍīśa.
Liṅga-darśana (reverent viewing/visitation) is presented as a potent religious act yielding great puṇya.