Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
गोशृंग उवाच । साधुसाधु महाप्राज्ञ सर्वसत्त्वोपकारकम् । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं तदद्य कथयामि ते
gośṛṃga uvāca | sādhusādhu mahāprājña sarvasattvopakārakam | yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ tadadya kathayāmi te
गोशृंग बोले— साधु, साधु, हे महाप्राज्ञ! यह सब प्राणियों के हित का विषय है। जो बात किसी से नहीं कही गई, वही आज मैं तुम्हें कहता हूँ।
Gośṛṅga (sage)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage (Gośṛṅga) praises a wise interlocutor and prepares to reveal a guarded sacred teaching within the aura of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
FAQs
Sacred practices are taught with discernment; when sought sincerely, beneficial dharma is revealed for the welfare of all.
The instruction belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where Someshvara worship is the devotional center.
This verse introduces the forthcoming detailed teaching of the Somavāra-vrata; the procedural rules follow after this point.
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