Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते यः कुर्याद्घृत कम्बलम् । न स भूयोऽत्र संसारे जन्म प्राप्नोति दारुणम्
ayane cottare prāpte yaḥ kuryādghṛta kambalam | na sa bhūyo'tra saṃsāre janma prāpnoti dāruṇam
Quando chega o uttarāyaṇa, o solstício do norte, quem realizar o rito do ‘ghṛta-kambala’ —o “manto de ghee”— não volta a obter um nascimento terrível neste ciclo de saṃsāra.
Implied Īśvara (Śiva), addressing Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: At Prabhāsa by the sea, pilgrims at dawn in uttarāyaṇa offer a ‘ghee-blanket’—a cloth saturated with clarified butter—before a Śiva-liṅga, with lamps and conch-sounds; the sun rises over the waters as priests recite mantras.
FAQs
Right time joined with right offering can transform destiny—seasonal dharma and charity reduce suffering in rebirth.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra broadly, within the Caṇḍīśa Māhātmya context.
During uttarāyaṇa, perform the ghṛta-kambala rite (a ghee-based charitable/ritual offering) for protection from dreadful rebirth.