Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
कार्त्तिके मासि देवस्य रथयात्रा प्रकीर्त्तिता । यां कृत्वा मानवो भक्त्या याति ब्रह्मसलोकताम्
kārttike māsi devasya rathayātrā prakīrttitā | yāṃ kṛtvā mānavo bhaktyā yāti brahmasalokatām
কার্ত্তিক মাসে দেবের রথযাত্রা প্রসিদ্ধ। ভক্তিভরে তা করলে মানুষ ব্রহ্মলোক লাভ করে।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa, the Lord’s richly decorated chariot rolls through the streets in Kārttika; devotees line the route with lamps and offerings, while priests chant and musicians play auspicious rhythms; the sea-breeze and temple flags frame the procession.
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Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Kārttika rathayātrā is celebrated as a high-merit observance.
Performing the deity’s rathayātrā in Kārttika with bhakti.
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