Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
प्रतिज्ञेश्वरमित्येव लिंगं परमशोभनम् । अष्टम्यां बहुले चात्र चैत्रे स्नात्वा उपोष्य च
pratijñeśvaramityeva liṃgaṃ paramaśobhanam | aṣṭamyāṃ bahule cātra caitre snātvā upoṣya ca
Liṅga yang amat indah itu bernama ‘Pratijñeśvara’. Di sini, pada hari kedelapan paruh gelap bulan Caitra, setelah mandi suci dan berpuasa…
Narrator (continuing the Mahatmya statement)
Tirtha: Pratijñeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: The splendid liṅga is revealed and named Pratijñeśvara; devotees bathe and undertake fasting on Caitra dark-half aṣṭamī, preparing for worship.
FAQs
A properly timed vrata—rooted in bathing and fasting—turns a sacred site into a direct instrument of purification and merit.
Pratijñeśvara Liṅga-sthala is explicitly praised as a named shrine within this sacred geography.
On Caitra kṛṣṇa-pakṣa aṣṭamī: perform snāna (ritual bath) and upavāsa (fast), as part of worship at Pratijñeśvara.