Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
महाभक्त्या महादेवि तस्मिंल्लिंगेऽवतारितः । तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो भक्त्या पूजयित्वा यथाविधि
mahābhaktyā mahādevi tasmiṃlliṃge'vatāritaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo bhaktyā pūjayitvā yathāvidhi
Ôi Đại Nữ Thần, nhờ đại tín tâm, người ấy đã thỉnh Đức Śiva giáng nhập vào Liṅga ấy. Thấy vậy, người đời nên chí thành lễ bái và phụng thờ đúng theo nghi quỹ.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa liṅga-sannidhya (Kubera-associated pratyakṣa liṅga context)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī (explicit vocative) and, by extension, the pilgrim audience
Scene: Śiva’s presence is shown descending as a column of light into the liṅga; the devotee stands with folded hands, then performs orderly pūjā—pouring water/milk, offering bilva leaves, lighting lamps—while the goddess is addressed as witness.
FAQs
Bhakti sanctifies worship and makes the divine presence accessible; proper ritual complements devotion.
The Liṅga established in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Siddhaliṅga narrative context).
Yathā-vidhi pūjā—worship according to prescribed procedure, grounded in devotion.