Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
को ह्यर्थो बहुभिर्लिंगैर्दृष्टैर्वा सुरसुन्दरि । वरुणेशेन दृष्टेन सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत्
ko hyartho bahubhirliṃgairdṛṣṭairvā surasundari | varuṇeśena dṛṣṭena sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet
தேவசுந்தரியே, பல லிங்கங்களைப் பார்ப்பதில் என்ன பயன்? வருணேஸ்வரனை ஒருமுறை தரிசித்தாலே எல்லா தீர்த்தங்களின் பலனும் கிடைக்கும்.
Unknown (narrative voice addressing a देवी/Devi within the māhātmya dialogue)
Tirtha: Varuṇeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Surasundarī / Varānane (addressed directly)
Scene: A pilgrim couple approaches Varuṇeśvara; behind the liṅga appear faint visionary silhouettes of many famous tīrthas (Gaṅgā ghāṭs, Kedāra peaks, Venkata hill, etc.), indicating ‘all tīrthas’ contained in one darśana.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion and darśana of a highly praised kṣetra-deity can equal the merit of extensive pilgrimage.
Varuṇeśvara at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised as granting the fruit of all tīrthas.
The act emphasized is darśana—beholding Varuṇeśvara—as a complete pilgrimage-fruit in itself.