Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र शुक्लचतुर्द्दश्यां कार्तिके मासि भामिनि । उपवासपरो भूत्वा यः करोति प्रजागरम् । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
tatra śuklacaturddaśyāṃ kārtike māsi bhāmini | upavāsaparo bhūtvā yaḥ karoti prajāgaram | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Di sana, pada hari keempat belas paruh terang bulan dalam bulan Kārtika, wahai wanita yang berseri, sesiapa yang berpuasa dan berjaga sepanjang malam akan mencapai tempat tertinggi, tempat Tuhan Maheśvara bersemayam.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Caṇḍīśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: temple
Listener: Bhāminī / Mahādevī (Devī)
Scene: Night at the Caṇḍīśvara liṅga: rows of lamps, devotees seated in vigil, some chanting, some offering bilva and water; the moonlit Kārtika sky; a visionary glimpse of Maheśvara’s luminous abode above the shrine.
FAQs
Kārtika devotion expressed through fasting and vigil at a Śiva-kṣetra is extolled as a direct path to the Lord’s supreme realm.
Caṇḍīśvara Mahāliṅga’s sacred place within Prabhāsakṣetra, where Kārtika observances bear special fruit.
Observe upavāsa (fasting) and perform prajāgara (night vigil) on Kārtika śukla-caturdaśī.