Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्रास्ते सुमहल्लिंगं स्थापितं ब्रह्मणा पुरा । ब्रह्मेश्वरेति विख्यातं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
tatrāste sumahalliṃgaṃ sthāpitaṃ brahmaṇā purā | brahmeśvareti vikhyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
तेथे एक अत्यंत महान लिंग विराजमान आहे, जे पूर्वी ब्रह्मदेवांनी स्थापित केले. ते ‘ब्रह्मेश्वर’ म्हणून विख्यात असून सर्व पातकांचा नाश करणारे आहे.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Īśvara/Śiva continuing the account)
Tirtha: Brahmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A towering, ancient liṅga shrine on the Sarasvatī bank; Brahmā in the past performing pratiṣṭhā with Vedic implements; present-day pilgrims offering bilva leaves and water; an aura of purification radiates from the liṅga.
FAQs
Sacred places and Śiva-liṅgas connected with divine स्थापना (consecration) are celebrated as powerful means for purification from sin.
Brahmeśvara liṅga situated in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, Skanda Purāṇa).
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse identifies the liṅga and its sin-destroying potency.