Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
गुग्गुलोर्धूपनं कृत्वा कोटिशो यत्फलं लभेत् । तत्पुण्यं तु भवेत्तस्य सोमवारव्रते कृते
guggulordhūpanaṃ kṛtvā koṭiśo yatphalaṃ labhet | tatpuṇyaṃ tu bhavettasya somavāravrate kṛte
ผลบุญใดที่พึงได้จากการถวายธูปกุคคุลุถึงหนึ่งโกฏิครั้ง เมื่อปฏิบัติพรตวันจันทร์แล้ว บุญนั้นเองย่อมบังเกิดแก่ผู้นั้นแท้จริง
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha region)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: A devotee in Prabhāsa offers fragrant guggulu incense before a Śiva-liṅga on a Monday, with the sea-breeze and temple lamps; the merit is poetically equated to crore-fold incense offerings.
FAQs
A well-observed vow can concentrate devotion so powerfully that it equals vast quantities of ritual offerings.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Śaiva framework is being praised, where Somavāra-vrata is presented as highly potent.
Dhūpa (incense) with guggulu is referenced as a meritorious worship act, and Somavāra-vrata is praised as granting equivalent merit.