Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
रुद्ररूपी विश्वरूपी स एव भुवनेश्वरः । पौर्णमास्यामुपोषित्वा ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम् । अर्चयेद्यो विधानेन सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
rudrarūpī viśvarūpī sa eva bhuvaneśvaraḥ | paurṇamāsyāmupoṣitvā brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ patim | arcayedyo vidhānena so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
அவர் ருத்ர வடிவமும், விஸ்வ வடிவமும் உடையவர்; அவரே உலகங்களின் ஈசன். பௌர்ணமியில் உபவாசம் இருந்து முறையாக ஜகத்பதி பிரம்மதேவனை அர்ச்சிப்பவன் அச்வமேதப் பலனை அடைவான்।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Full-moon night at Prabhāsa: a fasting devotee performs orderly worship before Brahmā, while the deity is simultaneously hinted as Rudra and Viśvarūpa—cosmic form encompassing worlds; the moonlight and lamps heighten sanctity.
FAQs
Disciplined vrata (fasting) combined with rule-based worship magnifies merit, revealing the deity’s universal sovereignty.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where full-moon observances and worship are said to yield extraordinary sacrificial merit.
Upavāsa on Paurṇamāsī and vidhānena-arcana (procedural worship) of Brahmā, granting Aśvamedha-phala.
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