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
Ia melenyapkan segala dosa bahkan hanya dengan memandang dan menyentuhnya. Seorang brāhmaṇa yang melafalkan Tryambaka di hadapan Tryambakeśvara meraih mahāsiddhi—secara nyata ia menjadi Rudra sendiri.
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.