Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
विशेषतश्च नारीभिः सपत्नीदोषहानिदम् । सुखसौभाग्यदं नित्यं तथाऽभीष्टप्रदं नृणाम्
viśeṣataśca nārībhiḥ sapatnīdoṣahānidam | sukhasaubhāgyadaṃ nityaṃ tathā'bhīṣṭapradaṃ nṛṇām
हे विशेषतः स्त्रियांनी उपास्य आहे; कारण ते सवतीसंबंधी दोष व क्लेश नष्ट करते. ते नित्य सुख-सौभाग्य देते आणि पुरुषांनाही अभिष्ट फल प्रदान करते।
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Kaṭeśvara–Gaṅgeśvara (implied as the subject of the chapter’s phala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims—women foremost—stand before the twin liṅgas; a symbolic veil of 'doṣa' dissolves; auspicious signs (mangala-kalasha, lamps, flowering bilva) surround them, while Śiva’s calm presence promises iṣṭa-siddhi.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as practical dharma: it removes social and inner afflictions and establishes well-being and prosperity.
The Kaṭeśvara–Gaṅgeśvara sacred complex within Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
No separate ritual is detailed; the implied practice is devotional approach and darśana at the holy place.