Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
वाचा कृतं च यत्पापं मनसा कर्मणाऽथ वा । तत्सर्वं नश्यते देवि तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात्
vācā kṛtaṃ ca yatpāpaṃ manasā karmaṇā'tha vā | tatsarvaṃ naśyate devi tasya liṃgasya darśanāt
Qualquer pecado cometido pela palavra, pela mente ou pela ação—ó Devī—tudo isso se desfaz pelo simples darśana desse Liṅga.
Unspecified in this snippet (context: Īśvara/Śiva addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Gautameśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A devotee stands before the liṅga in silent awe; the moment of ‘darśana’ is emphasized—eyes meeting the sacred form—while a subtle radiance suggests sins dissolving from speech, mind, and action.
FAQs
Darśana (sacred seeing) of the holy Liṅga is portrayed as a powerful purifier of sins at every level—speech, mind, and action.
The Liṅga associated with Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s māhātmya narrative (Gautameśvara context in Adhyāya 80).
No complex rite is required here—simple darśana of the Liṅga is stated to destroy sins.