Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
तेन तल्लिंगमभवद्वृषभेशेति भूतले । ततश्चतुर्थे संप्राप्ते वाराहेकल्प संज्ञिते
tena talliṃgamabhavadvṛṣabheśeti bhūtale | tataścaturthe saṃprāpte vārāhekalpa saṃjñite
Oleh sebab itu, liṅga itu di bumi masyhur dengan nama Vṛṣabheśa. Kemudian, apabila tiba kitaran keempat yang dikenali sebagai Vārāha Kalpa, kemuliaannya terus diceritakan.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Vṛṣabheśa (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The liṅga is proclaimed on earth as 'Vṛṣabheśa'; behind it, a cosmic timeline motif indicates the arrival of the Vārāha Kalpa, suggesting continuity of sanctity through ages.
FAQs
A sacred emblem (Liṅga) gains enduring sanctity and fame through divine cause, becoming a stable refuge for devotion across cosmic cycles.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), specifically the Vṛṣabheśa Liṅga tradition within its Māhātmya.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse establishes the name and cosmic-era context of the Liṅga’s renown.