Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
संस्थितः पापशमने तत्र स्थाने स्थलोपरि । कार्तिक्यां कृत्तिकायोगे यस्तं पूजयते नरः
saṃsthitaḥ pāpaśamane tatra sthāne sthalopari | kārtikyāṃ kṛttikāyoge yastaṃ pūjayate naraḥ
તે ત્યાં તે પવિત્ર સ્થાને પાપશમન માટે સ્થિત છે; કાર્તિક માસમાં કૃત્તિકા-યોગે જે મનુષ્ય તેનું પૂજન કરે છે,
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Lakulīśa-sthāna (pāpa-śamana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)
Scene: Pilgrims gather at the Lakulīśa spot on a Kārttika night/day under the Kṛttikā stars; lamps, offerings, and a sense of cleansing as ‘pāpa’ is symbolically washed away from the ground itself.
FAQs
Right timing joined to right place—worship in sacred time (Kārttika, Kṛttikā) at a sanctified site is praised as especially purifying.
The Lakulīśa sthala in Prabhāsakṣetra, described as a pāpaśamana (sin-quelling) place.
Worship Lakulīśa specifically during Kārttika month when Kṛttikā nakṣatra is in effect.