Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
पुमानसकृदप्यैवं कृत्वा प्राप्स्यत्यभीप्सितम् । एवमुक्त्वा स्थिता तत्र सा देवी चारुलोचना
pumānasakṛdapyaivaṃ kṛtvā prāpsyatyabhīpsitam | evamuktvā sthitā tatra sā devī cārulocanā
たとえ男子であっても、このように一度でも行えば、望むものを得るであろう。そう語り終えると、麗しき眼の女神はその場にとどまった。
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Someśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The beautiful-eyed Goddess speaks a boon-giving assurance; after speaking, she remains present at the spot, while devotees stand with folded hands, hopeful.
FAQs
Sincere worship performed even once, in the prescribed way, bears fruit and grants desired outcomes by the Goddess’s grace.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (centered around Someśvara), within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
A general instruction: performing the indicated act of devotion/worship “in this manner,” even once, is said to yield the desired boon.