Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
दीक्षामंत्रविहीनोऽपि भक्त्या संवत्सरेण तु । फलमर्घेण वै देवि लभते नात्र संशयः
dīkṣāmaṃtravihīno'pi bhaktyā saṃvatsareṇa tu | phalamargheṇa vai devi labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
দীক্ষা ও মন্ত্রবিহীন হলেও, যদি কেউ ভক্তিসহ এক বছর ধরে এটি করে, তবে অর্ঘ্যদানের দ্বারা ফল লাভ করে, হে দেবী—এতে সন্দেহ নেই।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A humble, non-initiated householder pilgrim offers arghya daily through seasons—summer heat, monsoon clouds, winter mist—yet remains steady in devotion; Devī is addressed as witness.
FAQs
Devotion sustains ritual efficacy; sincere practice can bear fruit even without formal initiation.
The broader context is Prabhāsakṣetra; the verse emphasizes Sūryārghya practice within this māhātmya.
Regular offering of arghya to Sūrya, maintained with devotion for a year.