Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । सोमनाथप्रभावोऽयं शृणुष्वैकमना विधिम् । अष्टम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां सर्वकालं रवेर्दिने
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | somanāthaprabhāvo'yaṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanā vidhim | aṣṭamyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ sarvakālaṃ raverdine
ஸ்ரீ மார்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—இது சோமநாதரின் மகிமை. ஒருமுக மனத்துடன் விதியை கேள்—அஷ்டமி அல்லது சதுர்தசி அன்று, எந்த நேரத்திலும், ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமையில்.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Somanātha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya instructs a listener on the ‘power of Somanātha’, indicating auspicious lunar days (Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī) and Sunday as a potent time-window; the sea-coast kṣetra atmosphere is implied.
FAQs
Sthala-māhātmya becomes practical through vrata-vidhi—devotion is strengthened by clear timing and disciplined observance.
Somanātha, whose “prabhāva” is now linked to a concrete religious procedure.
A vrata procedure to be undertaken on Aṣṭamī or Caturdaśī, with emphasis on performance on Ravivāra (Sunday).