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
ഹേ നിശാകരാ! അനവധി യജ്ഞങ്ങളും ഉപവാസങ്ങളും ചെയ്താൽ എന്ത് പ്രയോജനം? ഇവിടെ എന്നെ ഒരിക്കൽ പോലും ദർശിക്കുന്നവർ എല്ലാവരും ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കും.
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.