Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
नारंगं तत्र दत्त्वा तु शेषं पूर्ववदाचरेत् । एवं कृते द्वितीये तु गोलक्षफलमाप्नुयात्
nāraṃgaṃ tatra dattvā tu śeṣaṃ pūrvavadācaret | evaṃ kṛte dvitīye tu golakṣaphalamāpnuyāt
Ensuite, qu’on y offre une orange et qu’on accomplisse le reste des observances exactement comme auparavant. Ainsi fait lors de la seconde observance du lundi, on obtient un mérite égal au don de cent mille vaches.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Second Monday observance at Prabhāsa: the devotee offers an orange at the Śiva shrine and repeats the earlier ritual sequence; a symbolic vision of countless cows appears as merit imagery.
FAQs
Even simple offerings, when performed with fidelity to prescribed dharma at a sacred kṣetra, yield vast merit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Offer an orange and continue the remaining observances as previously taught; the second observance yields ‘go-lakṣa’ merit.