Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51
विचित्रं तस्य माहात्म्यं चित्रगुप्तोऽति विस्मितः । दृष्ट्वा समागतो द्रष्टुं देवं तं मृन्मयं पुरा
vicitraṃ tasya māhātmyaṃ citragupto'ti vismitaḥ | dṛṣṭvā samāgato draṣṭuṃ devaṃ taṃ mṛnmayaṃ purā
ความยิ่งใหญ่แห่ง (ลึงค์/สถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์) นั้นน่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่ง จิตรกุปต์ครั้นได้เห็นก็พิศวงนัก แล้วกาลก่อนเคยมาเพื่อเฝ้าดูพระเทวะผู้เป็นลึงค์ดินเหนียวนั้น
Rudra (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (mṛṇmaya-deva/liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Citragupta, astonished, arrives at a coastal sacred field to behold an ancient earthen liṅga; the atmosphere is numinous, with pilgrims and subtle attendants, suggesting the kṣetra’s hidden power.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s glory can astonish even cosmic record-keepers; true sanctity draws beings of every rank to seek darśana.
The mṛnmayaliṅga (earthen liṅga/deity) within the Vastrāpatha kṣetra, celebrated for its extraordinary māhātmya.
Darśana—coming to see the deity—is the implied practice; no further ritual details are specified.