Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
अस्माकमवकाशोऽपि विरलो लिंग पूजने । रुद्रजाप्यैर्महायज्ञैर्यजानाश्चैवमीश्वरम्
asmākamavakāśo'pi viralo liṃga pūjane | rudrajāpyairmahāyajñairyajānāścaivamīśvaram
ഞങ്ങൾക്കും ലിംഗപൂജയ്ക്കുള്ള അവസരം വിരളമാണ്. രുദ്രജപവും മഹായജ്ഞങ്ങളും മുഖേന ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാണ് ഞങ്ങൾ ഈശ്വരനെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നത്.
Unspecified (ritual practitioners explaining their mode of Śiva worship)
Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Celestial worshippers (devas/ṛṣis) stand before a radiant liṅga but at a respectful distance, indicating rarity; some perform Rudra-japa with rosaries, others tend a grand yajña with tall flames; the Somnātha shrine and sea appear faintly as the earthly counterpart.
FAQs
Śiva may be worshipped through multiple orthodox means—liṅga-pūjā, Rudra-japa, and yajña—according to one’s capacity and situation.
Prabhāsakṣetra, as a setting where both Vedic yajña and Śaiva devotion are harmonized.
Rudra-japa and performance of great yajñas as worship of Īśvara; liṅga-pūjā is also valued.