Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
दक्षिणे शतमेधं तु शतयज्ञफलप्रदम् । कार्तवीर्य्येण तत्रैव कृतं यज्ञशतं पुरा
dakṣiṇe śatamedhaṃ tu śatayajñaphalapradam | kārtavīryyeṇa tatraiva kṛtaṃ yajñaśataṃ purā
Di sebelah selatan ialah liṅga Śatamedha, yang mengurniakan hasil pahala seratus yajña. Di situ juga, pada zaman dahulu, Kārtavīrya benar-benar telah melaksanakan seratus yajña.
Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrator, traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Tirtha: Śatamedha-liṅga
Type: temple
Scene: At the southern edge of the sacred complex stands the Śatamedha-liṅga; a narrative vignette recalls Kārtavīrya’s grand yajñas, with the liṅga as the enduring witness.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to Prabhāsa is presented as a dharmic ‘shortcut’ where devotion at a sacred liṅga yields the merit of great Vedic sacrifices.
Śatamedha—identified as a southern liṅga/tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No direct prescription here; it highlights yajña-merit, recalling Kārtavīrya’s hundred sacrifices as the site’s sanctifying precedent.