Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127
न मया कथिताः सर्व उद्देशेन क्वचित्क्वचित् । भक्त्या परमया युक्तो देवदेवि विनायकम् । तृतीयं पूजयेत्तत्र वांछेत्क्षेत्रफलं यदि
na mayā kathitāḥ sarva uddeśena kvacitkvacit | bhaktyā paramayā yukto devadevi vināyakam | tṛtīyaṃ pūjayettatra vāṃchetkṣetraphalaṃ yadi
Aku tidak menghuraikan semuanya; hanya aku isyaratkan di sana sini. Dengan bhakti yang tertinggi, wahai Devī, hendaklah seseorang memuja Vināyaka di sana pada tithi ketiga, jika menginginkan buah penuh dari kṣetra suci itu.
Skanda (deduced; addressing “devadevi” suggests a goddess interlocutor within the narrative frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa performs Vināyaka worship on tṛtīyā: Gaṇeśa shrine adorned with durvā and flowers, with the sea-breeze and temple bells in the background; the narrator’s humility implied by an incomplete ‘catalog’ of sacred presences.
FAQs
To receive a tīrtha’s full benefit, Purāṇic dharma emphasizes focused devotion and worship of the appropriate presiding deity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Vināyaka worship is recommended for attaining the kṣetra’s fruit.
Worship Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa) at Prabhāsa on the third lunar day (tṛtīyā) with supreme devotion.