Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
इदं पठेद्यो नियतं मनुष्यः कृतभावनः । तस्य भक्तिः शिवे कृष्णे निश्चला जायते धुवम्
idaṃ paṭhedyo niyataṃ manuṣyaḥ kṛtabhāvanaḥ | tasya bhaktiḥ śive kṛṣṇe niścalā jāyate dhuvam
നിയമത്തോടെ, ഏകാഗ്രഭാവത്തോടെ, ഇതു നിത്യം പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ശിവനോടും കൃഷ്ണനോടും അചഞ്ചലമായ ഭക്തി നിശ്ചയമായി ഉദിക്കുന്നു।
Īśvara
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-māhātmya pāṭha (as practice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined devotee seated in japa-like posture reciting from a manuscript; above, Śiva and Kṛṣṇa appear together, blessing with synchronized gestures, signifying unwavering dual devotion.
FAQs
Consistent, disciplined scriptural recitation stabilizes devotion and unifies love for Śiva and Kṛṣṇa.
The recited text is the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Niyata-pāṭha: regular recitation with cultivated bhāvana (focused intent).