Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
दन्तकाष्ठविधानं तु प्रथमं कथयामि ते । मधूके पुत्रलाभः स्यादर्के नेत्रसुखं प्रिये
dantakāṣṭhavidhānaṃ tu prathamaṃ kathayāmi te | madhūke putralābhaḥ syādarke netrasukhaṃ priye
പ്രിയേ, ആദ്യം ദന്തകാഷ്ഠത്തിന്റെ വിധി ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയുന്നു. മധൂകക്കൊമ്പുകൊണ്ട് പുത്രലാഭം ലഭിക്കും; അർക്കക്കൊമ്പുകൊണ്ട് കണ്ണുകൾക്ക് സുഖവും ആരോഗ്യവും ലഭിക്കും.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somanātha region)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A beloved interlocutor (priye; likely Devī/Pārvatī in this dialogue-style)
Scene: At dawn in Prabhāsa, a pilgrim performs morning āhnika near the sea/river-mouth, holding a fresh twig (madhūka or arka) while a Somnātha shrine silhouette and sacred grove frame the scene; the verse’s ‘phala’ is suggested by subtle iconographic motifs—child-blessing and eye-lotus clarity.
FAQs
Even daily disciplines (ācāra) are sacralized in māhātmya contexts; right conduct is linked with specific, tradition-sanctioned fruits.
The instructions belong to the Sūrya worship regimen associated with Arkasthala in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Use prescribed tooth-sticks: madhūka is said to yield putra-lābha, while arka is said to yield netra-sukha (well-being of the eyes).