सा च वेश्या भगवती शिवरात्रिप्रभावतः । तस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्याद्रंभानामाप्सराऽभवत्
sā ca veśyā bhagavatī śivarātriprabhāvataḥ | tasya liṃgasya māhātmyādraṃbhānāmāpsarā'bhavat
और वह वेश्या भी शिवरात्रि के प्रभाव से दिव्य-तेजस्विनी हो गई; तथा उस लिङ्ग के माहात्म्य से रम्भा के समान अप्सरा बन गई।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Śivarātri-liṅga (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A courtesan transformed into a radiant, celestial apsarā; the liṅga’s sanctity and Śivarātri night-vigil implied by lamps and moonlit atmosphere.
Śivarātri and liṅga worship can purify and elevate any person, demonstrating the inclusive reach of dharma and divine grace.
Prabhāsa kṣetra’s liṅga shrine connected with Śivarātri merit in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Śivarātri observance is referenced as the decisive spiritual power (implying fasting, vigil, and worship customary to Śivarātri).
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