Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
अगस्त्येश्वरनामानं कल्पलिंगं सुरप्रियम् । यश्चैतच्छुणुयाद्भक्त्या ऋषेस्तस्य विचेष्टितम् । अहोरात्रकृतात्पापात्तत्क्षणा देव मुच्यते
agastyeśvaranāmānaṃ kalpaliṃgaṃ surapriyam | yaścaitacchuṇuyādbhaktyā ṛṣestasya viceṣṭitam | ahorātrakṛtātpāpāttatkṣaṇā deva mucyate
Inilah liṅga pemenuh hasrat bernama Agastyeśvara, yang dicintai para dewa. Barang siapa mendengarkan dengan bhakti kisah laku sang ṛṣi itu, wahai Tuhan, seketika ia terbebas dari dosa yang dilakukan siang dan malam.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation; verse includes a vocative ‘deva’)
Tirtha: Agastyeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene shrine of Agastyeśvara: a radiant liṅga adorned with bilva and garlands; Ṛṣi Agastya’s presence implied through a small ascetic figure or water-pot (kamaṇḍalu). Devotees sit in a semicircle listening to a reciter; a subtle aura suggests instant purification.
FAQs
Bhakti expressed through śravaṇa (devotional listening) purifies quickly; remembrance of sacred deeds and sacred sites removes sin.
Agastyeśvara (the kalpa-liṅga) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, associated with Agastya’s āśrama and Hāṭakeśvara tradition.
Śravaṇa: listen devoutly to the narrative of Agastya and the Agastyeśvara liṅga’s greatness.