Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
उद्धरेत्पितृवर्गं च मातृवर्गं च मानवः । बाल्ये वयसि यत्पापं वार्द्धके यौवनेऽपि वा । क्षालयेच्चैव तत्सर्वं दृष्ट्वा कालेश्वरं हरम्
uddharetpitṛvargaṃ ca mātṛvargaṃ ca mānavaḥ | bālye vayasi yatpāpaṃ vārddhake yauvane'pi vā | kṣālayeccaiva tatsarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā kāleśvaraṃ haram
காலேஸ்வரன்—அரனே—என்று தரிசித்தால் மனிதன் பித்ருவம்சமும் மாத்ருவம்சமும் இரண்டையும் உயர்த்துகிறான். பால்யம், யௌவனம் அல்லது முதுமையில் செய்த பாவமெல்லாம் காலேஸ்வர தரிசனத்தால் கழுவி நீங்கும்.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāleśvara at Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Scene: Pilgrims approach the Kāleśvara liṅga with folded hands; a subtle stream of water and bilva leaves adorn the liṅga; ancestral figures are suggested in the background as being uplifted.
FAQs
Śiva-darśana at Kāleśvara is portrayed as a powerful purifier that benefits not only the devotee but also their ancestral lineages.
Kāleśvara/Mahākāleśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa).
No specific rite is mandated here; the emphasis is on darśana (beholding) of Kāleśvara as the source of pāpa-kṣaya and lineage uplift.