Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
चित्रं देवानामुदेति भद्रां देवो सदार्चयेत् । विभूतिमर्च्चयेन्नित्यं येना पावक चक्षसा
citraṃ devānāmudeti bhadrāṃ devo sadārcayet | vibhūtimarccayennityaṃ yenā pāvaka cakṣasā
‘ചിത്രം ദേവാനാമുദേതി…’ മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് ഉപാസകൻ സദാ ഭദ്രാ ദേവതയെ സമർചിക്കണം; ‘യേന പാവക-ചക്ഷസാ…’ മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് നിത്യം വിഭൂതിയെ അർച്ചിക്കണം।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed implicitly through the sequence)
Scene: A radiant dawn scene: the sun rises with ‘citra’ (variegated) divine colors; the devotee applies vibhūti on forehead and offers flowers at a small shrine, suggesting both solar and śaiva resonance within Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Regular worship trains one to perceive the divine radiance behind the visible rising of light.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where prescribed mantra-worship is presented as especially meritorious.
Always worship using “citraṃ devānām udeti…” and daily worship with “yena pāvaka-cakṣasā…”.