Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
देव्युवाच । कथं स पातकान्मुक्तः कथं पापमभूत्पुरा । कथं तत्स्थापितं लिंगं किंप्रभावं वदस्व मे
devyuvāca | kathaṃ sa pātakānmuktaḥ kathaṃ pāpamabhūtpurā | kathaṃ tatsthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ kiṃprabhāvaṃ vadasva me
देवी म्हणाली—तो पातकातून कसा मुक्त झाला? पूर्वी ते पाप कसे उत्पन्न झाले? ते लिंग कसे स्थापित झाले, आणि त्याचा दिव्य प्रभाव काय? मला सांगा।
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha region)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī, seated in a serene divine assembly, asks Śiva about the origin of sin, its release, and the establishment and power of a particular liṅga at Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Inquiry into the origin of fault and the method of purification is itself dharmic; understanding strengthens faith in tirtha and liṅga worship.
Rāmeśvara (the liṅga and its locale) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
No direct prescription; the verse introduces liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and the tirtha’s prabhāva as the topic.