Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
प्रबुद्धश्चोत्थितस्तत्र देवपूजाकरो नरः । कोऽयं कोयमिति प्रोच्चैर्व्याहरत्परिघायुधः
prabuddhaścotthitastatra devapūjākaro naraḥ | ko'yaṃ koyamiti proccairvyāharatparighāyudhaḥ
Di situ, lelaki yang melakukan pemujaan kepada dewa terjaga lalu bangkit. Dengan belantan sebagai senjata, dia melaung kuat, “Siapa itu? Siapa itu?”
Unspecified in snippet (narratorial voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śiva-ālaya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sleeping worshipper jolts awake near the sanctum, gripping a club, shouting into the dark; the lamp’s last glow outlines pillars and the liṅga doorway.
FAQs
Sacred worship and its instruments are to be protected; dharma asserts itself through vigilance within holy places.
A Śiva-temple in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative context; the verse emphasizes temple sanctity rather than naming a tīrtha.
It references deva-pūjā (deity worship) as an ongoing temple practice, but prescribes no specific rite.