Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83
स्पर्शलिंगं हि तद्विद्धि तद्भक्त्या ज्ञास्यते भवान् । तत्र संनिहितो देवः शंकरः परमेश्वरः
sparśaliṃgaṃ hi tadviddhi tadbhaktyā jñāsyate bhavān | tatra saṃnihito devaḥ śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ
அதை ‘ஸ்பர்ஷ-லிங்கம்’ என்று அறிந்துகொள்; அதற்கான பக்தியால் நீயே அதன் உண்மைத் தத்துவத்தை உணர்வாய். அங்கே பரமேஸ்வரனாகிய தேவன் சங்கரன் முழுமையாகச் சன்னிதானமாக இருக்கிறார்।
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Sparśa-liṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma
Scene: A devotee approaches the small radiant liṅga and reverently touches it; the aura expands, suggesting Śaṅkara’s immediate presence, while Dakṣa looks on approvingly.
FAQs
Bhakti is the means of truly ‘knowing’ a tīrtha-deity; the Lord is not merely symbolized but said to be actually present at the sacred locus.
The Sparśaliṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śaṅkara is declared to be especially present.
Implicitly, worship/devotion to the Sparśaliṅga (including reverent touch where appropriate by custom) as the means to realization.