Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
पूर्वं त्रेतायुगे देवि स्पर्शलिंगं तु तत्स्मृतम् । दिव्यं तेजोमयं नृणां स्पर्शनान्मुक्तिदायकम्
pūrvaṃ tretāyuge devi sparśaliṃgaṃ tu tatsmṛtam | divyaṃ tejomayaṃ nṛṇāṃ sparśanānmuktidāyakam
पूर्वी, हे देवि, त्रेतायुगात हे ‘स्पर्शलिंग’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध होते—दिव्य तेजोमय लिंग, ज्याच्या स्पर्शमात्राने नरांना मुक्ति मिळे।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Sparśa-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A radiant, self-luminous liṅga called Sparśa-liṅga in Tretā-yuga; devotees attain mokṣa by mere touch; the air shimmers with divine brilliance.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence in a tīrtha can be so potent that even simple devotional contact (sparśa) becomes liberating when joined with faith.
The Mahāprabhāsa context site, characterized in ancient time by the Sparśa-liṅga.
Sparśana (touching) the liṅga is described as a liberating act.