Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
स लब्धसंज्ञो दनुजः शिवलिंगमपश्यत । आत्मोपरिस्थितं तच्च तदा चिन्तापरोऽभवत्
sa labdhasaṃjño danujaḥ śivaliṃgamapaśyata | ātmoparisthitaṃ tacca tadā cintāparo'bhavat
உணர்வு மீண்டதும் அந்த தநுஜன் சிவலிங்கத்தைத் தரிசித்தான். அது தன் மேல் நிறுவப்பட்டிருப்பதைக் கண்டு அவன் கவலையுடன் சிந்தனையில் ஆழ்ந்தான்.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; likely Sūta/Skanda framework)
Tirtha: Kuśeśvara (implied by narrative continuation) within Dvārakā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Frame implied) sages/kingly audience typical of Purāṇic discourse
Scene: A fallen daitya regains consciousness, eyes opening to behold a radiant Śiva-liṅga positioned above him; the atmosphere is charged—half fear, half dawning reverence—within a sacred Dvārakā setting.
FAQs
Encounter with the liṅga provokes inner reckoning—sacred symbols are shown to awaken conscience and humility.
The Dvārakā Māhātmya context sacralizes the locale where the Śiva-liṅga stands, treating it as a tirtha-marker.
No direct prescription; the verse emphasizes the liṅga’s presence and its psychological-spiritual impact.