Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
गोघ्नो वा ब्रह्महा वाऽपि तथा दुष्कृतकर्मकृत् । सर्व पापैः प्रमुच्येत तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात्
goghno vā brahmahā vā'pi tathā duṣkṛtakarmakṛt | sarva pāpaiḥ pramucyeta tasya liṃgasya darśanāt
ಗೋಹಂತಕನಾಗಲಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹಂತಕನಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಕರ್ಮಕೃತನಾಗಲಿ—ಆ ಲಿಂಗದ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದಲೇ ಅವನು ಸರ್ವ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Unspecified in snippet (context: Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Gaurīśvara Liṅga (same Liṅga as 69.5)
Type: temple
Scene: A remorseful sinner—symbolically burdened—stands before the Liṅga; as the gaze meets the sanctum, dark smoke-like pāpa dissolves into light; priests and pilgrims witness the transformation; Nandi faces the Liṅga, lamps blazing.
FAQs
The Mahātmya emphasizes the extraordinary sanctity of the kṣetra and liṅga, where darśana itself is portrayed as transformative purification.
A liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra whose darśana is said to destroy even grave sins.
Darśana (reverent seeing) of the liṅga is presented as the key act conferring release from sins.