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
ผู้ใดได้เห็นด้วยศรัทธาภักดี ย่อมไม่ตกสู่ทุคติ บรรดานรชนผู้ประเสริฐที่ได้เห็นศิวลึงค์ซึ่งพระพฤหัสบดีได้สร้างไว้,
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.