Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
तत्रोत्सवः पुण्यतमो भविष्यति धरातले । तव नामांकितो दैत्य तेन त्वं वत्सरं सुखी
tatrotsavaḥ puṇyatamo bhaviṣyati dharātale | tava nāmāṃkito daitya tena tvaṃ vatsaraṃ sukhī
Cette fête, là-bas, deviendra la plus méritoire sur la terre. Marquée de ton nom, ô Daitya, grâce à elle tu demeureras heureux durant une année entière.
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Dīpa-pratipannā (name-marked mahotsava at Vastrāpatha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Daitya (Daityendra)
Scene: A proclamation scene: the festival is declared the most meritorious; banners bear the Daitya’s name; the community celebrates under lamp-lit arches, suggesting an annual cycle of happiness.
FAQs
Dharmic festivals generate exceptional puṇya, and even antagonistic figures in Purāṇic narratives are integrated into a moral order through sacred remembrance.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, where the ‘most meritorious’ festival is foretold.
The verse emphasizes the festival’s phala (result) and naming; the implied practice is participation in the utsava and its offerings.