Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
न चैतन्नास्तिके देयं पिशुने वेदनिन्दके । प्रातःप्रातरिदं श्राव्यं पूजयित्वा महेश्वरम्
na caitannāstike deyaṃ piśune vedanindake | prātaḥprātaridaṃ śrāvyaṃ pūjayitvā maheśvaram
Et ceci ne doit pas être donné à l’incrédule, au malveillant, ni à celui qui outrage le Veda. Qu’on le récite matin après matin, après avoir rendu culte à Maheśvara.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn in Prabhāsa, a devotee completes Śiva-pūjā before a liṅga, then recites the mahatmya to a seated, reverent audience; in the background, the sea-coast and temple silhouettes suggest Somnātha/Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Sacred teachings require adhikāra: they are to be protected from disrespect and grounded in devotion to Śiva.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; its māhātmya frames śrāddha and vrata knowledge as Śaiva-aligned daily discipline.
Do not transmit this vidhi to nāstikas, slanderers, or Veda-revilers; recite it each morning after worshipping Maheśvara.