Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Origin of Papanashana which is chapter 15 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc. This is the fifteenth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 15 - Origin of Pāpanāśana
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-3. To the south-east thereof, O goddess of Devas, there is the Liṅga installed by Aruṇa, the charioteer of Sūrya. It is very near the Siddhaliṅga, say three Dhanus (12 Hastas) away. It dispels the sins in Kali Age by mere vision. It’s name is Pāpanāśana.
A person should worship it duly with great faith and devotion, O lady of excellent countenance, on the thirteenth lunar day in the bright half of the month of Caitra. He shall obtain the fruit of the Pauṇḍarīka Yajña.