Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि लिंगं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । तत्र शंकरनाथेति प्रसिद्धं पापनाशनम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | tatra śaṃkaranātheti prasiddhaṃ pāpanāśanam
Īśvara phán: “Rồi đó, hỡi Đại Nữ Thần, hãy đến Liṅga lừng danh khắp ba cõi. Tại nơi ấy, Ngài được tôn xưng là ‘Śaṅkaranātha’, Đấng diệt trừ tội lỗi.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śaṅkaranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Devī on pilgrimage: a divine couple in discourse, pointing toward a famed liṅga shrine labeled ‘Śaṅkaranātha’; pilgrims approach with folded hands; the coastal light of Prabhāsa glows behind the temple.
FAQs
Approaching a divinely renowned Śiva-liṅga with reverence is taught as a direct means for purification from sin.
Śaṅkaranātha Liṅga within Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa Kṣetra) as described in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
A simple prescription is given: one should go (darśana/visit) to the famed liṅga; later verses add worship and charity.