Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
सरस्वत्यां पुनस्तत्र लिंगसंख्या न विद्यते । एवं पंचमुखा देवि लिंगमाला विभूषिता
sarasvatyāṃ punastatra liṃgasaṃkhyā na vidyate | evaṃ paṃcamukhā devi liṃgamālā vibhūṣitā
परंतु तेथे सरस्वती-प्रदेशात लिंगांची संख्या ज्ञात नाही। अशा रीतीने, हे देवी, पंचमुख प्रभू लिंगमाळेने विभूषित आहेत।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha zone of Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A wide sacred riverscape where countless small liṅgas emerge along banks and in shrines; above them Pañcamukha Śiva appears, adorned with a garland made of miniature liṅgas, while Devī listens in awe.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence in a holy land can be immeasurable; the devotee is invited to approach with awe rather than calculation.
The Sarasvatī-related sacred zone within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as having innumerable liṅgas.
No explicit rite; the imagery encourages liṅga-darśana and worship throughout the Sarasvatī area.