गजानां तु शते दत्ते लक्षे च रथवाजिनाम् । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं सोमवारव्रते कृते
gajānāṃ tu śate datte lakṣe ca rathavājinām | tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ somavāravrate kṛte
நூறு யானைகள் தானம் செய்ததும், ஒரு லட்சம் ரதங்களும் குதிரைகளும் தானம் செய்ததும் கிடைக்கும் பலன்—திங்கட்கிழமை விரதம் செய்தால் அதே பலன் கோடிமடங்கு ஆகும்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somavāra-vrata locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand procession of donated elephants and countless chariots and horses is evoked as a symbolic benchmark; over it, the quiet image of a Monday-vrata devotee at Prabhāsa is shown as yielding even greater multiplied merit.
Devotional vow (vrata) oriented to Śiva can surpass even kingly-scale charity in spiritual yield, emphasizing intention and sacred observance.
The comparison is part of Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where Śaiva vows and worship are extolled as exceptionally merit-giving.
Performance of the Somavāra-vrata (Monday vow) is prescribed/commended as multiplying merit immensely.