Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
इक्ष्वाक्वीश्वरनामाभूत्तेनेदं लिंगमुत्तमम् । यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या देवं वृषभवाहनम्
ikṣvākvīśvaranāmābhūttenedaṃ liṃgamuttamam | yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā devaṃ vṛṣabhavāhanam
तस्य हेतोः इदं परमं लिङ्गम् ‘इक्ष्वाक्वीश्वर’ इति नाम्ना प्रसिद्धम् अभवत्। यः भक्त्या वृषभवाहनं देवं शिवं तं पूजयति, स वाञ्छितं पुण्यं लभते।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Ikṣvākvīśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A revered Śiva-liṅga labeled Ikṣvākvīśvara, adorned with bilva leaves and garlands; Nandin nearby; a devotee performs abhiṣeka and ārati within a Prabhāsa shrine precinct.
FAQs
Devotion not only transforms the devotee, it also sanctifies and ‘names’ sacred icons, making them accessible to later pilgrims.
Prabhāsakṣetra, through the supreme Liṅga titled Ikṣvākvīśvara.
Bhakti-yukta pūjā (devotional worship) of Śiva, specifically honored as Vṛṣabhavāhana.