Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
त्रयोदश्यां तिथौ सायं प्रदोषः परिकीर्त्तितः । तत्र पूज्यो महादेवो नान्यो देवः फलार्थिभिः
trayodaśyāṃ tithau sāyaṃ pradoṣaḥ parikīrttitaḥ | tatra pūjyo mahādevo nānyo devaḥ phalārthibhiḥ
On the thirteenth lunar day, in the evening, the time is called Pradoṣa. At that time, those who seek results should worship Mahādeva alone, and no other deity.
Sūta
Tirtha: Pradoṣa
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Twilight Pradoṣa at a Śiva shrine: devotees offer bilva leaves and lamps to a liṅga; the moon’s thirteenth-day phase hinted; Mahādeva’s presence felt as a towering, tranquil force.
FAQs
Sacred times (kāla) matter in dharma; focused worship of Mahādeva at Pradoṣa is taught as especially efficacious.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse glorifies a sacred time-observance (Pradoṣa) centered on Śiva.
Pradoṣa is defined as the evening of Trayodaśī, and Mahādeva-śiva-pūjā is prescribed at that time for seekers of phala.