Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
शिवरात्रिव्रतं ह्येतद्यः सम्यक्कुरुते नरः । न स दुःखमवाप्नोति न दारि द्र्यं न बंधनम्
śivarātrivrataṃ hyetadyaḥ samyakkurute naraḥ | na sa duḥkhamavāpnoti na dāri dryaṃ na baṃdhanam
Sesungguhnya, sesiapa yang melaksanakan nazar Śivarātri ini dengan sempurna tidak akan ditimpa dukacita—tidak pula kemiskinan, dan tidak terbelenggu.
Unspecified narrator quoting an unnamed respondent (didactic statement within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee observing Śivarātri at Prabhāsa: night-time vigil before a Śiva-liṅga, lamps and bilva leaves offered, the sea visible in the distance; the mood is protective and auspicious.
FAQs
Rightly performed Śivarātri-vrata protects and uplifts life—removing suffering and the chains of limitation.
The teaching belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Rudreśvara context, where Śivarātri is celebrated as highly meritorious.
Perform Śivarātri-vrata ‘samyak’—correctly and with discipline—implying vigil, worship, and devotional observances.