यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या लिंगं पापप्रणाशनम् । महापापौघयुक्तोऽपि स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्
yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | mahāpāpaughayukto'pi sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim
जो भक्तिभावाने त्या पापनाशक लिंगाची पूजा करतो, तो महापापसमूहाने युक्त असला तरी परम गतीला पोहोचतो.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Uṣeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent devotee, burdened by dark ‘pāpa’ imagery, approaches the Uṣeśvara liṅga with folded hands; as offerings are made, the darkness dissolves into light, symbolizing pāpa-pranāśa and ascent toward ‘paramā gati.’
Devotional worship of the sacred Liṅga has the power to cleanse even severe sin and lead the devotee to the highest spiritual attainment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of the Uṣeśvara Māhātmya within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Liṅga-pūjā performed with bhakti (devotion), emphasizing heartfelt worship rather than a complex procedure.