Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते यः कुर्याद्घृतकंबलम् । न स भूयोऽत्र संसारे जन्म प्राप्नोति दारुणम्
ayane cottare prāpte yaḥ kuryādghṛtakaṃbalam | na sa bhūyo'tra saṃsāre janma prāpnoti dāruṇam
Quand advient le solstice du nord (uttarāyaṇa), celui qui accomplit l’offrande appelée « ghṛta-kambala » (don/offrande de ghee) n’obtient plus de naissance terrible dans ce cycle de saṃsāra.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (uttarāyaṇa observance)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn of uttarāyaṇa, pilgrims assemble with ghee vessels and a folded cloth bundle (kambala) for donation; the sun is shown beginning its northward course; temple flags flutter in coastal wind.
FAQs
Timely charity aligned with sacred calendrical moments (uttarāyaṇa) is said to lessen saṃsāric suffering and prevent dreadful rebirth.
The broader setting is the Mahākāleśvara/Kāleśvara sacred complex in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Performing ‘ghṛta-kambala’ during uttarāyaṇa—an offering/charitable act associated with ghee and formally named in the tradition.