Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
दंडपाणिं तु ये भक्त्या पश्यंतीह नरोत्तमाः । न तेषां जायते विघ्नं तत्र क्षेत्रनिवासिनाम्
daṃḍapāṇiṃ tu ye bhaktyā paśyaṃtīha narottamāḥ | na teṣāṃ jāyate vighnaṃ tatra kṣetranivāsinām
But those best of men who, with devotion, behold Daṇḍapāṇi here—no obstacle arises for them as residents of that sacred region.
Śiva (continuation to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivā / Pārvatī (addressed as 'priye')
Scene: Pilgrims at the coastal Prabhāsa-kṣetra approach a guardian-deity shrine of Daṇḍapāṇi; the deity holds a staff (daṇḍa), granting protection; the sea-wind and temple flags frame the scene.
FAQs
Devotional darśana of the kṣetra’s protective deity removes impediments and supports steady spiritual life in the holy place.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha region), highlighting a local protective form called Daṇḍapāṇi.
Darśana (reverent beholding) of Daṇḍapāṇi with bhakti is recommended as a means to avert vighnas.