Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
ततो हृष्टमना भूत्वा तल्लिंगस्य समीपतः । स चकार महायज्ञं पौंडरीकमिति श्रुतम्
tato hṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā talliṃgasya samīpataḥ | sa cakāra mahāyajñaṃ pauṃḍarīkamiti śrutam
Kemudian, dengan hati yang bersukacita, dia melaksanakan suatu korban suci agung di dekat liṅga itu—yang menurut tradisi dikenal sebagai Pauṇḍarīka (Mahāyajña).
Śiva (deduced ongoing narration)
Tirtha: Kalkaleśvara / Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Pauṇḍarīka Mahāyajña context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Nārada, joyful, presides over a grand Pauṇḍarīka mahāyajña near the liṅga: fire altar blazing, priests chanting, offerings poured, smoke rising in auspicious spirals, the liṅga visible as the spiritual center of the rite.
FAQs
Joyful devotion expresses itself through yajña and worship performed at a consecrated site, integrating inner bhakti with outer ritual.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, at the liṅga’s vicinity.
Performance of a mahāyajña (specifically called Pauṇḍarīka) near the liṅga.