Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
जातिं स्मृत्वा पूर्विकां तु ज्ञात्वा दीपदशाफलम् । शिवरात्रे प्रभावं तु प्रभासं पुनरागतः
jātiṃ smṛtvā pūrvikāṃ tu jñātvā dīpadaśāphalam | śivarātre prabhāvaṃ tu prabhāsaṃ punarāgataḥ
Mengingati keadaan dirinya yang dahulu, serta memahami buah pahala persembahan pelita menurut tertibnya dan keagungan malam Śivarātri, baginda kembali lagi ke Prabhāsa.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śivarātri and dīpa-dāna focus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)
Scene: Kubera, now prosperous, remembers his earlier condition; he witnesses rows of lamps offered in sequence (dīpa-daśā/daśā-phala motif) on Śivarātri night at Prabhāsa, and undertakes a reverent return pilgrimage with attendants carrying lamp-stands and offerings.
FAQs
Remembering past limitations and recognizing the potency of vrata and dīpa-dāna inspires renewed pilgrimage and devotion.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, especially in connection with Śivarātri observance.
Śivarātri observance and dīpa-dāna (lamp offering), referenced through ‘dīpa-daśā-phala’.