Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75
ये वै प्रदोषसमये परमेश्वरस्य कुर्वंत्यनन्यमनसोंऽघ्रिसरोजपूजाम् । नित्यं प्रवृद्धधन धान्यकलत्रपुत्रसौभाग्यसंपदधिकास्त इहैव लोके
ye vai pradoṣasamaye parameśvarasya kurvaṃtyananyamanasoṃ'ghrisarojapūjām | nityaṃ pravṛddhadhana dhānyakalatraputrasaubhāgyasaṃpadadhikāsta ihaiva loke
जो प्रदोष-समय में परमेश्वर के चरण-कमलों की पूजा एकाग्र, अनन्य मन से करते हैं—वे इसी लोक में नित्य धन, धान्य, पत्नी, पुत्र, सौभाग्य और समृद्धि में अधिकाधिक बढ़ते हैं।
Unknown (devotional narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: At dusk on Trayodaśī, a devotee performs single-minded worship at Śiva’s lotus-feet; the household around subtly reflects abundance—granaries, children, harmonious couple—signifying prosperity as grace.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion to Śiva at Pradoṣa is praised as a source of both worldly well-being and spiritual merit.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies the sacred time (Pradoṣa) and the act of Śiva worship.
Pradoṣa-samaya worship of Śiva’s lotus-feet with ananya-bhāva (undistracted devotion).