Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
यः प्रत्यूषे महादेवि प्रत्यूषेश्वरमुत्तमम् । पूजयिष्यति सद्भक्त्या सततं नियतात्मवान् । तस्यैष्यति क्षयं पापमपि ब्रह्मवधोद्भवम
yaḥ pratyūṣe mahādevi pratyūṣeśvaramuttamam | pūjayiṣyati sadbhaktyā satataṃ niyatātmavān | tasyaiṣyati kṣayaṃ pāpamapi brahmavadhodbhavama
Quiconque, ô Grande Déesse, à l’aurore adore le suprême Pratyūṣeśvara avec une dévotion sincère — l’esprit toujours maîtrisé —, verra son péché anéanti, même celui né du meurtre d’un brahmane.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Pratyūṣeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: At first light, a disciplined devotee performs abhiṣeka to the liṅga; the darkness of sin is visualized as smoke dissolving into the dawn glow, while the devotee’s posture is steady and serene.
FAQs
Disciplined devotion at dawn to Śiva in a holy place is presented as a powerful purifier, capable of erasing even heavy karmic burdens.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra—worship of Pratyūṣeśvara.
Perform pūjā of Pratyūṣeśvara at daybreak (pratyūṣa) with steadfast devotion and self-restraint.