Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्लिंगं त्रिःकृत्वा प्रयतः शुचिः । अग्नीषोमात्मकं कर्म तेन सर्वं कृतं भवेत्
sūryācandramasorliṃgaṃ triḥkṛtvā prayataḥ śuciḥ | agnīṣomātmakaṃ karma tena sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet
Puro e com domínio de si, deve-se realizar três vezes o rito diante do liṅga do Sol e da Lua. Sendo este ato da natureza de Agni e Soma, por ele considera-se cumprido todo o dever religioso.
Narratorial voice (contextual instruction within Someśvara Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Sūrya–Candra-liṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee, purified and composed, performs three cycles of worship before a liṅga marked by solar and lunar emblems; flames and cool moonlight motifs intertwine, suggesting Agni and Soma as one act.
FAQs
Wholehearted, purified worship—especially at a famed tīrtha—can be treated as fulfilling one’s core dharmic obligations.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Someśvara Māhātmya context.
Performing worship/rite of the Sūrya–Candra liṅga three times, with purity and restraint.