Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
पञ्चगव्यं ततः पीत्वा ध्यायेत्सोमेश्वरं हृदि । प्रभाते तु ततः स्नात्वा ध्यायेत्तं च विधानतः
pañcagavyaṃ tataḥ pītvā dhyāyetsomeśvaraṃ hṛdi | prabhāte tu tataḥ snātvā dhyāyettaṃ ca vidhānataḥ
Ensuite, après avoir bu le pañcagavya, qu’on médite Someśvara dans le cœur. À l’aube, après le bain, qu’on médite de nouveau sur Lui selon la règle prescrite.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Someśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gandharva (continued address context)
Scene: A pilgrim drinks pañcagavya from a small vessel, sits in padmāsana, eyes half-closed, visualizing Someśvara as a radiant liṅga within the heart; at dawn, the pilgrim bathes in sacred waters and resumes meditation facing the shrine.
FAQs
Purification and inner contemplation together transform ritual into lived devotion—Someśvara is to be realized in the heart.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where dawn bath and disciplined meditation are prescribed for merit.
Drink pañcagavya for ritual purification, meditate on Someśvara, bathe at dawn, and repeat meditation according to vidhi.