Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
सुदर्शन उवाच । शिवरात्रिव्रतं देवि मया कार्यं वरानने । व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेन प्राप्तं राज्यं मया किल
sudarśana uvāca | śivarātrivrataṃ devi mayā kāryaṃ varānane | vratasyāsya prabhāvena prāptaṃ rājyaṃ mayā kila
Sudarśana dit : «Ô toi semblable à une déesse, ô dame au beau visage, je dois observer le vœu de Śivarātri. En vérité, c’est par la puissance de ce vœu même que j’ai obtenu mon royaume.»
Sudarśana
Listener: Queen (his wife)
Scene: Sudarśana, a king, addresses his queen with earnest devotion, declaring his resolve to observe Śivarātri and attributing his sovereignty to the vow’s power.
FAQs
Śivarātri-vrata is affirmed as a powerful dharmic observance capable of transforming destiny and granting both worldly and spiritual success.
The vow is taught within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework, implying heightened merit when aligned with that sacred geography.
Observance of the Śivarātri-vrata (typically including upavāsa/fasting and night-long devotion to Śiva, as elaborated later).