Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
रुद्ररूपी विश्वरूपी स एव भुवनेश्वरः । पौर्णमास्यामुपोषित्वा ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम् । अर्चयेद्यो विधानेन सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
rudrarūpī viśvarūpī sa eva bhuvaneśvaraḥ | paurṇamāsyāmupoṣitvā brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ patim | arcayedyo vidhānena so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Baginda berwujud Rudra, berwujud semesta—sesungguhnya Dialah Tuhan segala alam. Sesiapa yang berpuasa pada hari purnama dan, menurut tata upacara yang benar, memuja Brahmā, Penguasa jagat raya, akan memperoleh buah pahala seperti Aśvamedha.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Full-moon night at Prabhāsa: a fasting devotee performs orderly worship before Brahmā, while the deity is simultaneously hinted as Rudra and Viśvarūpa—cosmic form encompassing worlds; the moonlight and lamps heighten sanctity.
FAQs
Disciplined vrata (fasting) combined with rule-based worship magnifies merit, revealing the deity’s universal sovereignty.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where full-moon observances and worship are said to yield extraordinary sacrificial merit.
Upavāsa on Paurṇamāsī and vidhānena-arcana (procedural worship) of Brahmā, granting Aśvamedha-phala.