Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र शुक्लचतुर्द्दश्यां कार्तिके मासि भामिनि । उपवासपरो भूत्वा यः करोति प्रजागरम् । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
tatra śuklacaturddaśyāṃ kārtike māsi bhāmini | upavāsaparo bhūtvā yaḥ karoti prajāgaram | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Dort, am hellen vierzehnten Mondtag des Monats Kārtika, o strahlende Frau, gelangt, wer fastet und die Nacht in wacher Vigil verbringt, zur höchsten Stätte, wo Herr Maheśvara weilt.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Caṇḍīśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: temple
Listener: Bhāminī / Mahādevī (Devī)
Scene: Night at the Caṇḍīśvara liṅga: rows of lamps, devotees seated in vigil, some chanting, some offering bilva and water; the moonlit Kārtika sky; a visionary glimpse of Maheśvara’s luminous abode above the shrine.
FAQs
Kārtika devotion expressed through fasting and vigil at a Śiva-kṣetra is extolled as a direct path to the Lord’s supreme realm.
Caṇḍīśvara Mahāliṅga’s sacred place within Prabhāsakṣetra, where Kārtika observances bear special fruit.
Observe upavāsa (fasting) and perform prajāgara (night vigil) on Kārtika śukla-caturdaśī.