Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वपातक विध्वंसी दर्शनात्स्पर्शनादपि । यस्त्र्यंबकं जपेद्विप्रस्त्र्यंबकेश्वरसंनिधौ । स प्राप्नोति महासिद्धिं प्रत्यक्षं रुद्र एव सः
sarvapātaka vidhvaṃsī darśanātsparśanādapi | yastryaṃbakaṃ japedviprastryaṃbakeśvarasaṃnidhau | sa prāpnoti mahāsiddhiṃ pratyakṣaṃ rudra eva saḥ
हे दर्शनाने व स्पर्शानेही सर्व पातकांचा विध्वंस करते. जो ब्राह्मण त्र्यंबकेश्वराच्या सान्निध्यात त्र्यंबकाचा जप करतो, तो महासिद्धी प्राप्त करतो—तो प्रत्यक्ष रुद्रच होतो।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Tryambakeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Pilgrims approach the Tryambakeśvara liṅga; a brāhmaṇa performs mantra japa close by. A luminous Rudra-form subtly overlays him, signifying ‘manifestly Rudra’ through mahā-siddhi; sins depicted as dark fragments dissolving at sight/touch.
FAQs
Near a powerful liṅga, mantra-japa transforms the devotee; purification culminates in identification with Rudra through grace and realization.
Tryambakeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised for sin-destruction and siddhi-bestowal.
Perform Tryambaka-mantra japa in the immediate presence (saṃnidhi) of Tryambakeśvara; darśana and sparśana are also praised as purifying.