Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
अस्मिञ्जलाश्रये पुण्ये जलमध्ये महामते । उत्थास्यति महालिंगं तस्य त्वं दर्शनं कुरु
asmiñjalāśraye puṇye jalamadhye mahāmate | utthāsyati mahāliṃgaṃ tasya tvaṃ darśanaṃ kuru
اس مقدس آبی ذخیرے میں، اے عظیم خرد والے، پانی کے بیچ سے ایک مہا لِنگ ظاہر ہوگا؛ تم عقیدت سے اس کے درشن کرو۔
A sacred presence of Jalaprabhāsa (māhātmya narrator within the episode)
Tirtha: Jalāśraya-kunda (Prabhāsa episode)
Type: kund
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: From the center of a lotus-filled reservoir, a colossal stone/golden Mahāliṅga rises, water cascading down its sides; a brāhmaṇa stands at the bank in awe, hands folded; the air brightens as if dawn breaks.
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Divinity reveals itself at sanctified places; faithful darśana at a tīrtha is itself a potent act of dharma.
The Jalaprabhāsa water-resort (jalāśraya) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Darśana (reverent beholding) of the Mahāliṅga that manifests from the waters.