Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
करमध्ये च मे लग्नं कपालं पतितं तदा । कपालमोचनश्चासौ लिंगरूपी स्थितोऽभवत्
karamadhye ca me lagnaṃ kapālaṃ patitaṃ tadā | kapālamocanaścāsau liṃgarūpī sthito'bhavat
បន្ទាប់មក ក្បាលឆ្អឹងដែលជាប់នៅកណ្ដាលបាតដៃរបស់ខ្ញុំ ក៏ធ្លាក់ចេញនៅពេលនោះ។ ទីបរិសុទ្ធនោះ ដែលហៅថា «កបាលមោចន» បានតាំងស្ថិតនៅទីនោះ ក្នុងរូបលិង្គ។
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapālamocana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A divine hand held out; the skull-mark/bowl clinging to the palm suddenly drops away at the tīrtha; a radiant liṅga manifests at the spot, with pilgrims witnessing the miracle.
FAQs
True expiation culminates in release (mocana) and the establishment of sacred presence; purification becomes a permanent boon for future pilgrims through the liṅga.
Kapālamocana—presented as a liṅga-form sacred spot within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra landscape.
The verse implies tīrtha-darśana and liṅga-veneration at Kapālamocana; the specific rites are not detailed in this line.