Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
किं कृतैर्बहुभिर्यज्ञैरुपवासैर्निशाकर । सकृत्पश्यंति मां येऽत्र ते सर्वे लेभिरे फलम्
kiṃ kṛtairbahubhiryajñairupavāsairniśākara | sakṛtpaśyaṃti māṃ ye'tra te sarve lebhire phalam
நிசாகரனே! பல யாகங்களும் நோன்புகளும் செய்து என்ன பயன்? இங்கு ஒருமுறை கூட என்னை தரிசிப்போர் அனைவரும் அந்தப் பலனை அடைவார்கள்.
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma/Candra (Niśākara)
Scene: Śiva’s voice dismisses the need for many yajñas and fasts; a devotee’s single darśana of the Somanātha liṅga radiates fulfillment, as sacrificial implements fade into insignificance.
FAQs
In a supremely sanctified kṣetra, sincere darśana can outweigh elaborate ritual austerities.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where even a single darśana of the Lord is highly meritorious.
The verse de-emphasizes yajña and upavāsa in comparison to darśana; it implicitly recommends coming for darśana.