Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
एवं विकल्प्य लिंगानि अश्वमेध फलानि तु । दर्शनेनापि सर्वेषां स्पर्शाद्धि द्विगुणं फलम्
evaṃ vikalpya liṃgāni aśvamedha phalāni tu | darśanenāpi sarveṣāṃ sparśāddhi dviguṇaṃ phalam
இவ்வாறு பல வடிவங்களிலுள்ள இந்த லிங்கங்கள் அஸ்வமேத யாகத்தின் பலனை அளிக்கின்றன. அனைத்திற்கும் தரிசனமே பயன் தரும்; ஆனால் ஸ்பரிசத்தால் பலன் இரட்டிப்பாகும் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa liṅga-samūha (various liṅgas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience (contextual)
Scene: A pilgrim group moves from shrine to shrine in Prabhāsa, beholding varied liṅgas; some devotees merely take darśana with folded hands, while others reverently touch the liṅga base, the text’s ‘double fruit’ suggested by doubled halos or mirrored light.
FAQs
In a tīrtha, devotion expressed through darśana and respectful contact can replace even grand Vedic rites in spiritual efficacy.
The liṅga-sthalas within Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as granting Aśvamedha-level merit.
Liṅga-darśana and liṅga-sparśa (touch) as meritorious acts; touch is said to double the benefit.