Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां सर्वलोकहितार्थतः । सप्तकृत्वो महादेवं सोमेशं कपिलेश्वरम् । यः पश्येत्प्रयतो भूत्वा स गोदानफलं लभेत्
śuklapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ sarvalokahitārthataḥ | saptakṛtvo mahādevaṃ someśaṃ kapileśvaram | yaḥ paśyetprayato bhūtvā sa godānaphalaṃ labhet
Pada hari keempat belas paruh terang, demi kebajikan semua alam, sesiapa yang berdisiplin dan khusyuk, memandang tujuh kali Mahādeva—Someśa, Kapileśvara—akan memperoleh pahala setara dengan sedekah seekor lembu.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapileśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra); Someśa/Somnātha darśana
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī/Pārvatī (implied by adjacent verses’ address style)
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim at Prabhāsa on bright fortnight caturdaśī, moving in a sevenfold circuit between two Śiva shrines—Someśa and Kapileśvara—offering water, bilva leaves, and prostrations, with the sea-breeze and temple flags in the background.
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Time (tithi) + disciplined darśana at a tīrtha multiplies merit and channels it toward universal welfare.
Kapileśvara (also called Someśa/Mahādeva) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
On bright-fortnight caturdaśī, perform disciplined darśana of Kapileśvara seven times to gain godāna-equivalent merit.