Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
गंधर्वयक्षपतगोरगसिद्ध साध्या विद्याधरामरवराप्सरसां गणाश्च । येऽन्ये त्रिलोकनिलयाः सह भूतवर्गाः प्राप्ते प्रदोषसमये हरपार्थसंस्थाः
gaṃdharvayakṣapatagoragasiddha sādhyā vidyādharāmaravarāpsarasāṃ gaṇāśca | ye'nye trilokanilayāḥ saha bhūtavargāḥ prāpte pradoṣasamaye harapārthasaṃsthāḥ
गंधर्व, यक्ष, पक्षी, नाग, सिद्ध, साध्य; विद्याधरांचे समूह, देवश्रेष्ठ व अप्सरांचे गण; तसेच त्रिलोकातील अन्य निवासी आणि भूतवर्ग—प्रदोषकाळ प्राप्त होताच ते सर्व पार्वतीसह हर (शिव) यांच्या सान्निध्यात आपापल्या स्थानी उपस्थित होतात।
Unknown (devotional narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A vast cosmic amphitheater at Pradoṣa: Gandharvas and Apsarases, Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Nāgas, Siddhas, Sādhyas, birds and other beings, plus bhūta-gaṇas, all arranged in tiers around Śiva and Pārvatī in the center.
FAQs
Pradoṣa is celebrated as a cosmic hour of Śiva’s worship, drawing reverence from all realms of existence.
No specific earthly tīrtha is named; the verse universalizes Pradoṣa as sacred across the three worlds.
Implied prescription: participate in Śiva worship at Pradoṣa, aligning oneself with the cosmic assembly devoted to Hara.