Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
अस्य लिंगमधो यातु दृश्यते यत्सदोन्नतम् । इत्युक्ते पतितं लिंगं तत्र देवकुले मम
asya liṃgamadho yātu dṛśyate yatsadonnatam | ityukte patitaṃ liṃgaṃ tatra devakule mama
‘இவனுடைய லிங்கம் கீழ்நோக்கிச் செல்லட்டும்; ஏனெனில் அது எப்போதும் உயர்ந்து காணப்படுகிறது.’—என்று கூறியவுடன் அங்கே என் தெய்வப் பரிசரத்தில் அந்த லிங்கம் கீழே விழுந்தது.
Narrator speaking in first person (‘mama’) within the episode (exact identity not in snippet; treated as the story’s narrator voice in Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Devakula (divine precinct) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: At the moment of the sages’ utterance, the ascetic’s raised liṅga ‘falls’ and becomes established within Śiva’s divine precinct; the scene is charged with supernatural light and stunned onlookers.
FAQs
Pride and provocation lead to downfall; Purāṇic narrative uses the ‘falling’ of the sign to teach restraint and humility.
Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically a ‘devakula’ (sacred precinct) where the event is localized to sanctify the geography.
None directly; the verse records the curse’s utterance and its immediate effect.