Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
यावत्संवत्सरस्यातं सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम् । यथा ते देवसंघाश्च तत्प्रभावादसंशयम्
yāvatsaṃvatsarasyātaṃ satyametanmayoditam | yathā te devasaṃghāśca tatprabhāvādasaṃśayam
വർഷത്തിന്റെ മുഴുവൻ പ്രവാഹത്തിലും ഇതു സത്യമാണ്—ഞാൻ ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാണ് പറഞ്ഞത്; സംശയമില്ല, അതിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ദേവസംഘങ്ങളും അതുപോലെ സുരക്ഷിതരും വിജയികളുമാകുന്നു।
Śukra (continuing assertion within the narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator figure solemnly declaring the truth of the kṣetra’s power; behind him, subtle vision of devas receiving strength from the liṅga’s radiance through the turning seasons of a year.
FAQs
The Purāṇa emphasizes unwavering trust (śraddhā) in the proven prabhāva of a sacred site and its deity.
The Vṛṣanātha-liṅga’s kṣetra, whose prabhāva is asserted as doubtless.
No new rite is added here; it reinforces faith in the efficacy of the earlier prescription.