Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
गुप्तस्तेपे तपो यस्मात्तस्माद्गुप्तेश्वरः स्मृतः । सर्वकुष्ठहरो देवो दर्शनात्स्पर्शनादपि
guptastepe tapo yasmāttasmādgupteśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ | sarvakuṣṭhaharo devo darśanātsparśanādapi
Parce qu’il accomplit des austérités en secret, on se souvient de lui comme de Guptēśvara. Ce Dieu ôte toute lèpre, par la seule vision, et même par le toucher.
Śiva (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Guptēśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Implied Devī as addressee in the surrounding passage; also the frame audience of ṛṣis
Scene: A secluded grove or cave-like sanctum: Soma performs secret austerities; the Guptēśvara liṅga radiates healing power, with devotees receiving blessing by sight and touch.
FAQs
Hidden tapas yields manifest grace: sincere austerity culminates in a deity whose presence heals and purifies.
Guptēśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Seeking the deity’s darśana (seeing) and sparśa (touch) as purificatory, healing acts at the sacred site.