Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 139
अन्यैरपि युगैर्देवि इदं लिंगं सुदुर्लभम् । घोरे कलियुगे पापे विशेषेण च दुर्लभम्
anyairapi yugairdevi idaṃ liṃgaṃ sudurlabham | ghore kaliyuge pāpe viśeṣeṇa ca durlabham
Wahai Dewi, bahkan pada yuga-yuga lain pun Liṅga ini amat sukar dijumpai dan dicapai; terlebih lagi pada Kali-yuga yang mengerikan dan penuh dosa, ia sangat sulit diperoleh.
Śiva
Tirtha: Somnātha Liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)
Scene: Śiva speaks to Pārvatī, indicating the Somnātha Liṅga’s rare attainability; the atmosphere is solemn, with the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa and a sense of Kali-yuga shadow contrasted by the Liṅga’s radiance.
FAQs
Kali-yuga intensifies spiritual obstacles; therefore, access to authentic sacred power and realization becomes rarer and more precious.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Liṅga (Somēśa/Somnatha) as a rare and exalted object of darśana.
No explicit prescription; the implied exhortation is to value and seek the Liṅga’s darśana, especially in Kali-yuga.