Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
कृतैर्यज्जायते पुण्यं तत्पुण्यं लिंगदर्शनात् । ब्रह्माण्डं सकलं दत्त्वा यत्पुण्यफलमाप्नुयात्
kṛtairyajjāyate puṇyaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ liṃgadarśanāt | brahmāṇḍaṃ sakalaṃ dattvā yatpuṇyaphalamāpnuyāt
ഏതു കര്മ്മങ്ങളാല് ഏതു പുണ്യം ജനിക്കുന്നുവോ, അതേ പുണ്യം ലിംഗദര്ശനമാത്രത്താല് തന്നെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു. സമസ്ത ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡം ദാനം ചെയ്താല് ലഭിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യഫലവും ഇവിടെ സുലഭമാകുന്നു.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuation)
Tirtha: Mūlacaṇḍīśa-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’) with sages as secondary audience
Scene: A radiant liṅga at Prabhāsa, worshippers approaching with folded hands; the atmosphere suggests that mere sight confers immeasurable merit, symbolized by cosmic gifts dissolving into light.
FAQs
Darśana of Śiva’s liṅga at a sacred kṣetra can confer immense merit, surpassing even extraordinary acts of charity.
The liṅga at Prabhāsa kṣetra, in the context of Mūlacaṇḍīśa.
Liṅga-darśana (reverent viewing/visitation) is presented as a potent religious act yielding great puṇya.