Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात् । सोमपर्वणि संप्राप्ते यस्तत्र शुचिरात्मवान्
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti tasya liṃgasya darśanāt | somaparvaṇi saṃprāpte yastatra śucirātmavān
Dengan sekadar memandang Liṅga suci itu, seseorang memperoleh buah yang sama seperti yang dijanjikan oleh upacara. Apabila tiba Soma-parvan, sesiapa yang tinggal di sana dengan kesucian dan pengendalian diri akan meraih pahala itu.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Liṅga (Somnātha/Prabhāsa tradition)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A 'priye'-addressed interlocutor implied by surrounding verses (beloved/consort figure)
Scene: A pilgrim with folded hands beholds the radiant liṅga; the atmosphere suggests a lunar festival (Soma-parvan) with lamps, white offerings, and disciplined ascetics staying nearby.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not only ritual—pure conduct and self-restraint, joined with darśana of the Liṅga, quickly yields the promised spiritual fruit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), where the praised Liṅga is to be visited.
Observing Soma-parvan with śauca (purity) and disciplined presence at the kṣetra, centered on Liṅga-darśana.