Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वपातक विध्वंसी दर्शनात्स्पर्शनादपि । यस्त्र्यंबकं जपेद्विप्रस्त्र्यंबकेश्वरसंनिधौ । स प्राप्नोति महासिद्धिं प्रत्यक्षं रुद्र एव सः
sarvapātaka vidhvaṃsī darśanātsparśanādapi | yastryaṃbakaṃ japedviprastryaṃbakeśvarasaṃnidhau | sa prāpnoti mahāsiddhiṃ pratyakṣaṃ rudra eva saḥ
Il anéantit tous les péchés, rien que par la vue ou même par le toucher. Tout brāhmaṇa qui récite le (mantra) Tryambaka en présence de Tryambakeśvara obtient la grande siddhi : manifestement, il devient Rudra lui-même.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Tryambakeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Pilgrims approach the Tryambakeśvara liṅga; a brāhmaṇa performs mantra japa close by. A luminous Rudra-form subtly overlays him, signifying ‘manifestly Rudra’ through mahā-siddhi; sins depicted as dark fragments dissolving at sight/touch.
FAQs
Near a powerful liṅga, mantra-japa transforms the devotee; purification culminates in identification with Rudra through grace and realization.
Tryambakeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised for sin-destruction and siddhi-bestowal.
Perform Tryambaka-mantra japa in the immediate presence (saṃnidhi) of Tryambakeśvara; darśana and sparśana are also praised as purifying.