Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
राम उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव यदि देयो वरो मम । दर्शयस्व स्वकं लिंगं यज्ञे वज्रेण छादितम्
rāma uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva yadi deyo varo mama | darśayasva svakaṃ liṃgaṃ yajñe vajreṇa chāditam
ராமன் கூறினான்—“ஓ தேவா, நீர் என்மேல் திருப்தியுற்று எனக்கு வரம் அளிக்க விரும்பினால், யாகத்தில் வஜ்ரத்தால் மூடப்பட்டுள்ள உமது சொந்த லிங்கத்தை எனக்குக் காட்டுங்கள்.”
Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, hands folded, petitions Śiva to reveal the hidden/covered liṅga within a yajña setting; the thunderbolt motif suggests a radiant, weapon-like cover over the liṅga.
FAQs
The highest boon is not worldly gain but sacred vision (darśana) of Śiva’s Liṅga, sought for inner purification.
The request belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra cycle; the liṅga’s special status is tied to the tīrtha’s māhātmya.
A desire for liṅga-darśana within a yajña-context is stated; it implies reverent approach to Śiva’s emblem as a purificatory act.