Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
सा च वेश्या भगवती शिवरात्रिप्रभावतः । तस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्याद्रंभानामाप्सराऽभवत्
sā ca veśyā bhagavatī śivarātriprabhāvataḥ | tasya liṃgasya māhātmyādraṃbhānāmāpsarā'bhavat
اور وہ ویشیا بھی، شِو راتری کے اثر سے، نورانی اور دیوی صفت ہو گئی؛ اور اس لِنگ کے ماہاتمیہ سے رمبھا جیسی اپسرا بن گئی۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Śivarātri-liṅga (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A courtesan transformed into a radiant, celestial apsarā; the liṅga’s sanctity and Śivarātri night-vigil implied by lamps and moonlit atmosphere.
FAQs
Śivarātri and liṅga worship can purify and elevate any person, demonstrating the inclusive reach of dharma and divine grace.
Prabhāsa kṣetra’s liṅga shrine connected with Śivarātri merit in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Śivarātri observance is referenced as the decisive spiritual power (implying fasting, vigil, and worship customary to Śivarātri).