Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
मया कथितमेतत्ते प्रदोषे शिवपूजनम् । रहस्यं सर्वजंतूनामत्र नास्त्येव संशयः
mayā kathitametatte pradoṣe śivapūjanam | rahasyaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāmatra nāstyeva saṃśayaḥ
Aku telah menyatakan kepadamu: pemujaan Śiva pada waktu Pradoṣa ialah suatu rahsia (ajaran paling berkuasa) bagi semua makhluk—tiada keraguan padanya.
Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit; didactic tone indicates the teacher concluding instruction)
Tirtha: Pradoṣa-kāla (Śiva worship at twilight on Trayodaśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Twilight (pradoṣa) temple scene: sky in violet-orange gradient, devotees with lamps circling the liṅga, Nandi facing sanctum, a sense of ‘secret potency’ conveyed by a subtle halo and quiet focus.
FAQs
Pradoṣa-time Śiva worship is upheld as a concentrated spiritual key—simple in form yet profound in effect.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse glorifies the sacred time (Pradoṣa) and the act of Śiva worship.
Śiva worship specifically at the time of Pradoṣa is prescribed and praised as highly efficacious.