Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
दिनेदिने भवेत्तस्य वाजिमेधाधिकं फलम् । माघे मासि तृतीयायां या नारी तं प्रपूजयेत् । तदन्वयेऽपि दौर्भाग्यं दुःखं शोकश्च नो भवेत्
dinedine bhavettasya vājimedhādhikaṃ phalam | māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ yā nārī taṃ prapūjayet | tadanvaye'pi daurbhāgyaṃ duḥkhaṃ śokaśca no bhavet
День за днём плод для такого почитателя становится выше плода жертвоприношения Ашвамедха. И в месяце Магха, в третий титхи, женщина, что почитает Его, — даже в её роду не возникнут ни несчастье, ни страдание, ни скорбь.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Puṣkara-tīrtha / associated liṅga at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A calendar-marked Māgha tṛtīyā: women devotees approach the liṅga with lamps and flowers; a symbolic aśvamedha horse fades in the background to show ‘surpassing’ merit; the household lineage is shown prospering without sorrow.
FAQs
Consistent devotion can surpass even grand Vedic sacrifices, and sincere worship brings well-being not only to the devotee but to the family line.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra and its powerful liṅga worship, connected with Puṣkara tīrtha practice mentioned just prior.
Worship performed daily; a special observance is highlighted for Māgha month on tṛtīyā, especially for women devotees.