Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
जातिं स्मृत्वा पूर्विकां तु ज्ञात्वा दीपदशाफलम् । शिवरात्रे प्रभावं तु प्रभासं पुनरागतः
jātiṃ smṛtvā pūrvikāṃ tu jñātvā dīpadaśāphalam | śivarātre prabhāvaṃ tu prabhāsaṃ punarāgataḥ
आपली पूर्वस्थिती स्मरून, दीपदानाचे फळ जाणून आणि शिवरात्रीचा प्रभाव समजून तो पुन्हा प्रभासात आला.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śivarātri and dīpa-dāna focus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)
Scene: Kubera, now prosperous, remembers his earlier condition; he witnesses rows of lamps offered in sequence (dīpa-daśā/daśā-phala motif) on Śivarātri night at Prabhāsa, and undertakes a reverent return pilgrimage with attendants carrying lamp-stands and offerings.
FAQs
Remembering past limitations and recognizing the potency of vrata and dīpa-dāna inspires renewed pilgrimage and devotion.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, especially in connection with Śivarātri observance.
Śivarātri observance and dīpa-dāna (lamp offering), referenced through ‘dīpa-daśā-phala’.