Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
शिवरात्रिव्रतं ह्येतद्यः सम्यक्कुरुते नरः । न स दुःखमवाप्नोति न दारि द्र्यं न बंधनम्
śivarātrivrataṃ hyetadyaḥ samyakkurute naraḥ | na sa duḥkhamavāpnoti na dāri dryaṃ na baṃdhanam
ಯಾವ ನರನು ಈ ಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿವ್ರತವನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅವನಿಗೆ ದುಃಖವು ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ದಾರಿದ್ರ್ಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಬಂಧನವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
Unspecified narrator quoting an unnamed respondent (didactic statement within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee observing Śivarātri at Prabhāsa: night-time vigil before a Śiva-liṅga, lamps and bilva leaves offered, the sea visible in the distance; the mood is protective and auspicious.
FAQs
Rightly performed Śivarātri-vrata protects and uplifts life—removing suffering and the chains of limitation.
The teaching belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Rudreśvara context, where Śivarātri is celebrated as highly meritorious.
Perform Śivarātri-vrata ‘samyak’—correctly and with discipline—implying vigil, worship, and devotional observances.