Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127
न मया कथिताः सर्व उद्देशेन क्वचित्क्वचित् । भक्त्या परमया युक्तो देवदेवि विनायकम् । तृतीयं पूजयेत्तत्र वांछेत्क्षेत्रफलं यदि
na mayā kathitāḥ sarva uddeśena kvacitkvacit | bhaktyā paramayā yukto devadevi vināyakam | tṛtīyaṃ pūjayettatra vāṃchetkṣetraphalaṃ yadi
Je ne les ai pas tous décrits ; je n’en ai indiqué que quelques-uns çà et là. Doué de la bhakti suprême, ô Devī, qu’on y adore Vināyaka au troisième jour lunaire, si l’on désire le fruit entier du kṣetra sacré.
Skanda (deduced; addressing “devadevi” suggests a goddess interlocutor within the narrative frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa performs Vināyaka worship on tṛtīyā: Gaṇeśa shrine adorned with durvā and flowers, with the sea-breeze and temple bells in the background; the narrator’s humility implied by an incomplete ‘catalog’ of sacred presences.
FAQs
To receive a tīrtha’s full benefit, Purāṇic dharma emphasizes focused devotion and worship of the appropriate presiding deity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Vināyaka worship is recommended for attaining the kṣetra’s fruit.
Worship Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa) at Prabhāsa on the third lunar day (tṛtīyā) with supreme devotion.