Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
गोघ्नो वा ब्रह्महा वाऽपि तथा दुष्कृतकर्मकृत् । सर्व पापैः प्रमुच्येत तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात्
goghno vā brahmahā vā'pi tathā duṣkṛtakarmakṛt | sarva pāpaiḥ pramucyeta tasya liṃgasya darśanāt
خواہ کوئی گائے کا قاتل ہو یا برہمن کا قاتل، یا بدکرداری کرنے والا—اس لِنگ کے محض درشن سے وہ تمام گناہوں سے چھوٹ جاتا ہے۔
Unspecified in snippet (context: Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Gaurīśvara Liṅga (same Liṅga as 69.5)
Type: temple
Scene: A remorseful sinner—symbolically burdened—stands before the Liṅga; as the gaze meets the sanctum, dark smoke-like pāpa dissolves into light; priests and pilgrims witness the transformation; Nandi faces the Liṅga, lamps blazing.
FAQs
The Mahātmya emphasizes the extraordinary sanctity of the kṣetra and liṅga, where darśana itself is portrayed as transformative purification.
A liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra whose darśana is said to destroy even grave sins.
Darśana (reverent seeing) of the liṅga is presented as the key act conferring release from sins.