Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
आराधितोऽसौ भीमेन सर्वकामप्रदोऽभवत् । फाल्गुनस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु शुक्लपक्षे विधानतः
ārādhito'sau bhīmena sarvakāmaprado'bhavat | phālgunasya caturthyāṃ tu śuklapakṣe vidhānataḥ
भीमाने आराधिलेला तो देव सर्व कामे देणारा झाला. फाल्गुन महिन्यात शुक्लपक्षातील चतुर्थीला विधिपूर्वक त्याची पूजा करावी.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Viśveśa (Durgakūṭaka)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Bhīma, the mighty Pāṇḍava, stands with folded hands before the Viśveśa liṅga at a fort-hill shrine; offerings of bilva and water are arranged; the scene subtly marks Phālguna śukla caturthī with spring blossoms and clear sky, signifying fulfillment of desires.
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Properly-timed and properly-performed worship at a sanctified shrine is shown as fruit-bearing, validated by heroic exemplars like Bhīma.
Viśveśa at Durgakūṭaka in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (context from the preceding verse).
Worship according to rule on Phālguna month’s Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī.