Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । पंचाथ सिद्धलिंगानि कथयामि यशस्विनि । येषां दर्शनतो देवि सिद्धा यात्रा भवेन्नृणाम्
īśvara uvāca | paṃcātha siddhaliṃgāni kathayāmi yaśasvini | yeṣāṃ darśanato devi siddhā yātrā bhavennṛṇām
ईश्वर म्हणाले—हे यशस्विनी! मी पाच सिद्ध-लिंगांचे कथन करतो. हे देवी! ज्यांच्या दर्शनमात्राने मनुष्यांची यात्रा सिद्ध होते.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddha-liṅga-pañcaka (to be enumerated in chapter 52) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara speaks to Devī, promising to describe five Siddha-liṅgas; the scene is set in a divine assembly, with a vision of five radiant liṅgas appearing like a garland of light.
FAQs
Darśana of consecrated sacred forms, approached with reverence, is itself a complete spiritual act that perfects pilgrimage.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Siddha-liṅgas are located and praised as pilgrimage-fulfilling.
The implied practice is darśana (visiting and beholding) the five Siddha-liṅgas as a core act of yātrā.