Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो भक्त्या न दुर्गति मवाप्नुयात् । बृहस्पतिकृतं लिंगं ये पश्यंति नरोत्तमाः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo bhaktyā na durgati mavāpnuyāt | bṛhaspatikṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ ye paśyaṃti narottamāḥ
பக்தியுடன் அதை தரிசிக்கும் மனிதன் துர்கதியை அடையான். ப்ருஹஸ்பதி செய்த அந்த லிங்கத்தை தரிசிக்கும் நரோத்தமர்கள்,
Śiva (continuing narration to Umā)
Tirtha: Bṛhaspati-kṛta Liṅga at Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Scene: Pilgrims approach the Bṛhaspati-made liṅga; a devotee folds hands, eyes fixed on the liṅga; behind, symbolic darkness of ‘durgati’ recedes, replaced by light from the sanctum.
FAQs
Devotional darśana of a sacred liṅga at a tīrtha protects one from spiritual downfall (durgati).
Prabhāsa Kṣetra—specifically the liṅga said to be made by Bṛhaspati.
Darśana with bhakti—reverent viewing/visitation of the liṅga.