Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्र कृष्णचतुर्दश्यां मासे भाद्रपदे प्रिये । उपवास परो भूत्वा यः करोति प्रजागरम् । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
tatra kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ māse bhādrapade priye | upavāsa paro bhūtvā yaḥ karoti prajāgaram | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Là, ô bien-aimée, au quatorzième jour de la quinzaine sombre du mois de Bhādrapada, quiconque, voué au jeûne, observe la veille nocturne, atteint la demeure suprême où réside le Seigneur Maheśvara.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced)
Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Pilgrims keep an all-night vigil in a lamp-lit Śiva shrine on Bhādrapada dark-fortnight 14th; chanting, drums, and lamps surround the liṅga; dawn suggests ascent to Mahēśvara’s realm.
FAQs
Austerity joined with devotion—fasting and an all-night vigil—directs the practitioner toward the highest Śaiva goal, closeness to Maheśvara.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the vrata is prescribed and its fruit is praised.
Observe upavāsa (fasting) and perform prajāgara (night vigil) on Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī.