Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
न चैतन्नास्तिके देयं पिशुने वेदनिन्दके । प्रातःप्रातरिदं श्राव्यं पूजयित्वा महेश्वरम्
na caitannāstike deyaṃ piśune vedanindake | prātaḥprātaridaṃ śrāvyaṃ pūjayitvā maheśvaram
ولا ينبغي أن يُعطى هذا لغير المؤمن، ولا للخبّ، ولا لشارح السوء الذي يسبّ الفيدا. بل يُتلى هذا صباحًا بعد صباح، بعد عبادة ماهيشفارا (Maheśvara).
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn in Prabhāsa, a devotee completes Śiva-pūjā before a liṅga, then recites the mahatmya to a seated, reverent audience; in the background, the sea-coast and temple silhouettes suggest Somnātha/Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Sacred teachings require adhikāra: they are to be protected from disrespect and grounded in devotion to Śiva.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; its māhātmya frames śrāddha and vrata knowledge as Śaiva-aligned daily discipline.
Do not transmit this vidhi to nāstikas, slanderers, or Veda-revilers; recite it each morning after worshipping Maheśvara.