Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
किं कृतैर्बहुभिर्यज्ञैरुपवासैर्निशाकर । सकृत्पश्यंति मां येऽत्र ते सर्वे लेभिरे फलम्
kiṃ kṛtairbahubhiryajñairupavāsairniśākara | sakṛtpaśyaṃti māṃ ye'tra te sarve lebhire phalam
ឱ និសាករ! តើត្រូវការអ្វីទៀតនៃយញ្ញជាច្រើន ឬការអត់អាហារជាច្រើន? អ្នកណាដែលបានឃើញព្រះអង្គនៅទីនេះសូម្បីតែម្តង គ្រប់គ្នានោះបានទទួលផលដែលបានសន្យា។
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma/Candra (Niśākara)
Scene: Śiva’s voice dismisses the need for many yajñas and fasts; a devotee’s single darśana of the Somanātha liṅga radiates fulfillment, as sacrificial implements fade into insignificance.
FAQs
In a supremely sanctified kṣetra, sincere darśana can outweigh elaborate ritual austerities.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where even a single darśana of the Lord is highly meritorious.
The verse de-emphasizes yajña and upavāsa in comparison to darśana; it implicitly recommends coming for darśana.