Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्प्रभृत्येव सकले शेष इत्यभिविश्रुतः । चैत्रे शुक्लत्रयोदश्यां यस्तं पूजयते नरः । स पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान्वर्षं क्षेमेण गच्छति
tatprabhṛtyeva sakale śeṣa ityabhiviśrutaḥ | caitre śuklatrayodaśyāṃ yastaṃ pūjayate naraḥ | sa putrapautrapaśumānvarṣaṃ kṣemeṇa gacchati
From that time onward, throughout the world he became renowned by the name “Śeṣa.” Whoever worships him on the bright thirteenth day of Caitra passes the year in well-being—endowed with sons, grandsons, and cattle.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śeṣa-liṅga (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Pilgrims gather on Caitra bright trayodaśī before the Śeṣa-liṅga, offering flowers, lamps, and water; the scene emphasizes family continuity—children and elders present—symbolizing putra-pautra and cattle wealth.
FAQs
Regular, time-specific worship aligned with sacred calendrical dharma (tithi) is portrayed as a source of worldly welfare and stability.
The verse continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Śeṣa-māhātmya context, praising worship of Śeṣa associated with this sacred region.
Worship (pūjā) of Śeṣa on Caitra bright trayodaśī, with the stated boon of well-being and prosperity through the year.