Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ख्यातं कलौ महादेवि युगलिंगं महाप्रभम् । तद्दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते पापैर्दुःखदौर्भाग्यसंभवैः
khyātaṃ kalau mahādevi yugaliṃgaṃ mahāprabham | taddṛṣṭvā mucyate pāpairduḥkhadaurbhāgyasaṃbhavaiḥ
மகாதேவி, கலியுகத்தில் இது மகாபிரபமான ‘யுகலிங்கம்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றது. இதைத் தரிசித்த மாத்திரத்தில் துயரும் துரதிர்ஷ்டமும் தரும் பாவங்களிலிருந்து விடுதலை கிடைக்கும்.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Yuga-liṅga (Kali-yuga appellation of the same liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A radiant liṅga labeled ‘Yuga-liṅga’ shining in a sanctum; pilgrims approach from all walks of life, their burdens symbolically falling away; the atmosphere is luminous and protective.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, even simple acts like darśana (holy sight) of a powerful liṅga can dissolve sin and its karmic fruits.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, focusing on the ‘Yuga-liṅga’ identified with this liṅga tradition.
Darśana (beholding the liṅga) is presented as efficacious; no further rite is required in this verse.