Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
माघे मासे चतुर्दश्यां पूजां जागरणं तथा । कुर्याद्योऽतीन्द्रियो मर्त्यो न स मर्त्ये पुनर्व्रजेत्
māghe māse caturdaśyāṃ pūjāṃ jāgaraṇaṃ tathā | kuryādyo'tīndriyo martyo na sa martye punarvrajet
Au mois de Māgha, le quatorzième jour lunaire, celui qui accomplit le culte et veille en vigile, avec maîtrise intérieure, ne revient plus à l’existence mortelle.
Īśvara (Śiva) (implied from the adhyāya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (typically sages/Śaunaka group; not explicit in this verse)
Scene: A pilgrim in Prabhāsa performs Śiva-pūjā on Māgha caturdaśī, lamps blazing through the night, seated in disciplined vigil before a liṅga, with the sea-breeze and temple silhouettes.
FAQs
Discipline, devotion, and vigil undertaken at a sacred Śiva site are extolled as a direct path toward liberation from rebirth.
The vow is taught within the Māṇḍavyeśvara Māhātmya of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, indicating Māṇḍavyeśvara as the focal shrine.
Perform pūjā and observe jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on Māgha month caturdaśī.