Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
यतः कोपेन भवतां लिंगं प्रपतितं भुवि । प्रतिष्ठा तस्य कर्तव्या युष्माभिर्वै न संशयः
yataḥ kopena bhavatāṃ liṃgaṃ prapatitaṃ bhuvi | pratiṣṭhā tasya kartavyā yuṣmābhirvai na saṃśayaḥ
Vì do cơn phẫn nộ của các ngươi mà liṅga đã rơi xuống mặt đất, nên chính các ngươi phải làm lễ an vị lại—điều ấy không còn nghi ngờ gì.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara liṅga restoration episode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas (addressed directly)
Scene: Brahmā points to the fallen liṅga on the earth, admonishing the dvijas that their anger caused the fall and that they must reinstall it without doubt; the scene carries gravity and resolve, with the liṅga awaiting restoration.
FAQs
When harm is caused through passion or anger, dharma requires taking responsibility and restoring what was damaged.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the liṅga’s fall and reinstallation become part of the site’s sacred narrative.
Re-consecration (pratiṣṭhā) of the fallen liṅga as a corrective rite.