Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तं दृष्ट्वा च महादेवि रूपवाञ्जायते नरः । गंधर्वैः स्थापितं लिंगं स्नात्वा संपूजयेत्सकृत् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति रक्तकण्ठश्च जायते
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca mahādevi rūpavāñjāyate naraḥ | gaṃdharvaiḥ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ snātvā saṃpūjayetsakṛt | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti raktakaṇṭhaśca jāyate
Wahai Mahādevī, dengan melihatnya sahaja, seseorang menjadi dikurniai keelokan rupa. Setelah mandi suci dan memuja walau sekali liṅga yang didirikan oleh para Gandharva, dia memperoleh segala hajat—dan menjadi “berleher merah” (raktakaṇṭha).
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing instruction to Devī)
Tirtha: Gaṃdharveśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī/Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant liṅga shrine where Gandharvas are shown as celestial musicians who once installed the liṅga; a pilgrim bathes, offers worship once, and is depicted emerging with enhanced beauty and a symbolic red throat/neck mark.
FAQs
Even a single sincere act—darśana, snāna, and pūjā—at a sanctified liṅga is praised as transformative and wish-fulfilling.
Gaṃdharveśvara, a Śiva-liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra said to be established by the Gandharvas.
Bathe (snāna) and worship (saṃpūjā) the Gaṃdharvas-established liṅga, even once, for stated spiritual and worldly fruits.