Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
आराधितोऽसौ भीमेन सर्वकामप्रदोऽभवत् । फाल्गुनस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु शुक्लपक्षे विधानतः
ārādhito'sau bhīmena sarvakāmaprado'bhavat | phālgunasya caturthyāṃ tu śuklapakṣe vidhānataḥ
Adorado por Bhīma, aquel Señor se volvió dador de todos los anhelos. Conforme al rito prescrito, debe ser venerado en la Caturthī, el cuarto día de la quincena luminosa del mes de Phālguna.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Viśveśa (Durgakūṭaka)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Bhīma, the mighty Pāṇḍava, stands with folded hands before the Viśveśa liṅga at a fort-hill shrine; offerings of bilva and water are arranged; the scene subtly marks Phālguna śukla caturthī with spring blossoms and clear sky, signifying fulfillment of desires.
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Properly-timed and properly-performed worship at a sanctified shrine is shown as fruit-bearing, validated by heroic exemplars like Bhīma.
Viśveśa at Durgakūṭaka in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (context from the preceding verse).
Worship according to rule on Phālguna month’s Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī.