Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
धनुषां चतुरंते च लिंगं पापभयापहम् । यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या लिंगं भक्तियुतो नरः । कृष्णाष्टम्यां विशेषेण स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत्
dhanuṣāṃ caturaṃte ca liṃgaṃ pāpabhayāpaham | yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ bhaktiyuto naraḥ | kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet
ဒနုသ် လေးအကွာ၌ အပြစ်ကြောက်ရွံ့မှုကို ဖယ်ရှားပေးသော လိင်္ဂတစ်ဆူ ရှိ၏။ ထိုလိင်္ဂကို ဘက္တိဖြင့် ကိုးကွယ်ပူဇော်သော သဒ္ဓါရှိသူသည်—အထူးသဖြင့် ကృష్ణာဋ္ဌမီနေ့တွင်—အပြစ်များမှ လွတ်မြောက်လိမ့်မည်။
Unspecified in snippet (context: Śiva speaking to Devī in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Gaurīśvara Liṅga (sin-fear-dispelling Liṅga described here)
Type: temple
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small Liṅga shrine set a short distance from the Devi’s tapas center; the NE direction is subtly marked; the scene emphasizes offerings—water, bilva leaves, lamps—under a night sky suggestive of Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī observance.
FAQs
Bhakti-filled worship of the Śiva-liṅga, especially on an auspicious tithi, is praised as a direct means for purification from sins and fear.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), where a sin-destroying liṅga is described at a measured sacred distance.
Liṅga-pūjā performed with devotion, highlighted as especially meritorious on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī.