Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्पुण्यं सकलं तस्य कुमारेशार्चनात्सकृत् । लभते दिवसैकेन विधिना यदि पूजयेत्
tatpuṇyaṃ sakalaṃ tasya kumāreśārcanātsakṛt | labhate divasaikena vidhinā yadi pūjayet
ആ പുണ്യം മുഴുവനും അവൻ കുമാരേശനെ ഒരിക്കൽ അർച്ചിച്ചതിനാൽ തന്നെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു—വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചാൽ—അതും ഒരേ ദിവസത്തിനുള്ളിൽ.
Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Kumāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A single-day, perfectly executed Kumāreśvara pūjā: abhiṣeka, bilva offerings, incense, lamps, and pradakṣiṇā—culminating in a burst of serene radiance signifying ‘complete merit’ attained swiftly.
FAQs
Rightly performed worship at a powerful sacred site can confer immense merit swiftly.
Kumāreśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, a Śaiva sacred locus described in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Perform Kumāreśa-arcana (worship) even once, but in accordance with proper ritual procedure (vidhi).