Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 139
अन्यैरपि युगैर्देवि इदं लिंगं सुदुर्लभम् । घोरे कलियुगे पापे विशेषेण च दुर्लभम्
anyairapi yugairdevi idaṃ liṃgaṃ sudurlabham | ghore kaliyuge pāpe viśeṣeṇa ca durlabham
தேவி, பிற யுகங்களிலும் இந்த லிங்கத்தின் தரிசனப் பேறு மிக அரிது; பாவமிகு கொடிய கலியுகத்தில் அது விசேஷமாக இன்னும் அரிதாகும்.
Śiva
Tirtha: Somnātha Liṅga at Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (Devī)
Scene: Śiva speaks to Pārvatī, indicating the Somnātha Liṅga’s rare attainability; the atmosphere is solemn, with the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa and a sense of Kali-yuga shadow contrasted by the Liṅga’s radiance.
FAQs
Kali-yuga intensifies spiritual obstacles; therefore, access to authentic sacred power and realization becomes rarer and more precious.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Liṅga (Somēśa/Somnatha) as a rare and exalted object of darśana.
No explicit prescription; the implied exhortation is to value and seek the Liṅga’s darśana, especially in Kali-yuga.