Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तं दृष्ट्वा च महादेवि रूपवाञ्जायते नरः । गंधर्वैः स्थापितं लिंगं स्नात्वा संपूजयेत्सकृत् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति रक्तकण्ठश्च जायते
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca mahādevi rūpavāñjāyate naraḥ | gaṃdharvaiḥ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ snātvā saṃpūjayetsakṛt | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti raktakaṇṭhaśca jāyate
அதைத் தரிசித்தால், மகாதேவியே, மனிதன் அழகுடையவனாகிறான். கந்தர்வர்கள் நிறுவிய அந்த லிங்கத்தை நீராடி ஒருமுறையாவது முறையாகப் பூஜித்தால், அவன் எல்லா விருப்பங்களையும் பெறுவான்; ‘ரக்தகண்டன்’ என்றும் ஆகிறான்।
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing instruction to Devī)
Tirtha: Gaṃdharveśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī/Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A radiant liṅga shrine where Gandharvas are shown as celestial musicians who once installed the liṅga; a pilgrim bathes, offers worship once, and is depicted emerging with enhanced beauty and a symbolic red throat/neck mark.
FAQs
Even a single sincere act—darśana, snāna, and pūjā—at a sanctified liṅga is praised as transformative and wish-fulfilling.
Gaṃdharveśvara, a Śiva-liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra said to be established by the Gandharvas.
Bathe (snāna) and worship (saṃpūjā) the Gaṃdharvas-established liṅga, even once, for stated spiritual and worldly fruits.