Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
एकेनापि प्रदत्तेन पुष्पेण द्विजसत्तम । भक्त्या शिरसि लिंगस्य लभ्यते याज्ञिकं फलम्
ekenāpi pradattena puṣpeṇa dvijasattama | bhaktyā śirasi liṃgasya labhyate yājñikaṃ phalam
Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwija, walau dengan hanya sehelai bunga yang dipersembahkan dengan bhakti di atas kepala Liṅga, diperolehlah buah yang dicapai melalui upacara yajña.
Śiva (Bhagavān)
Tirtha: Somnātha-liṅga at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-sattama (best of twice-born)
Scene: A priestly devotee places a single fresh flower upon the top of a liṅga; the act radiates a subtle aura suggesting yajña-fire’s merit transmuted into devotional offering.
FAQs
Sincere devotion in simple worship can yield the same merit as elaborate sacrificial rituals.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section.
Offering even a single flower to the Śiva-liṅga with devotion, especially upon its top (śiras).