Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
पुमानसकृदप्यैवं कृत्वा प्राप्स्यत्यभीप्सितम् । एवमुक्त्वा स्थिता तत्र सा देवी चारुलोचना
pumānasakṛdapyaivaṃ kṛtvā prāpsyatyabhīpsitam | evamuktvā sthitā tatra sā devī cārulocanā
حتى الرجلُ إن فعل ذلك على هذا النحو ولو مرةً واحدة نال ما يتمنّى. وبعد أن قالت ذلك، لبثت الإلهةُ ذاتُ العيونِ الجميلة في ذلك الموضع.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Someśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The beautiful-eyed Goddess speaks a boon-giving assurance; after speaking, she remains present at the spot, while devotees stand with folded hands, hopeful.
FAQs
Sincere worship performed even once, in the prescribed way, bears fruit and grants desired outcomes by the Goddess’s grace.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (centered around Someśvara), within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
A general instruction: performing the indicated act of devotion/worship “in this manner,” even once, is said to yield the desired boon.