Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
करमध्ये च मे लग्नं कपालं पतितं तदा । कपालमोचनश्चासौ लिंगरूपी स्थितोऽभवत्
karamadhye ca me lagnaṃ kapālaṃ patitaṃ tadā | kapālamocanaścāsau liṃgarūpī sthito'bhavat
அப்போது என் கையின் நடுவில் ஒட்டியிருந்த கபாலம் விழுந்தது. அந்தப் புனிதத் தலம் ‘கபாலமோசனம்’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்று அங்கே லிங்கரூபமாக நிறுவப்பட்டது.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapālamocana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A divine hand held out; the skull-mark/bowl clinging to the palm suddenly drops away at the tīrtha; a radiant liṅga manifests at the spot, with pilgrims witnessing the miracle.
FAQs
True expiation culminates in release (mocana) and the establishment of sacred presence; purification becomes a permanent boon for future pilgrims through the liṅga.
Kapālamocana—presented as a liṅga-form sacred spot within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra landscape.
The verse implies tīrtha-darśana and liṅga-veneration at Kapālamocana; the specific rites are not detailed in this line.