Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि वा । संस्नाप्य विधिवद्भक्त्या स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत्
yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā nārī vā puruṣo'pi vā | saṃsnāpya vidhivadbhaktyā sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet
जो स्त्री हो या पुरुष, जो उस लिंग की भक्ति से पूजा करता है और विधिपूर्वक भक्ति से उसका अभिषेक करता है, वह पापों से मुक्त हो जाता है।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Yuga-liṅga (also known as Jānakīśa/Siddheśvara)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Men and women devotees perform abhiṣeka to the liṅga with kalaśas; streams of water/milk flow over the liṅga; priests guide the vidhi; the scene emphasizes inclusivity and purification.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with proper worship and abhiṣeka is universally accessible and destroys pātakas (sins).
The liṅga at Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Jānakīśvara/Siddheśvara/Yuga-liṅga tradition).
Pūjā with devotion and vidhivat saṃsnāna (ritual bathing/abhiṣeka) of the liṅga.