Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
यस्तु पूजयते भक्त्या दक्षिणां दिशमास्थितः । पुष्पैः पत्रैः फलैश्चैव सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
yastu pūjayate bhaktyā dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthitaḥ | puṣpaiḥ patraiḥ phalaiścaiva so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Ngunit ang sinumang tumayo na nakaharap sa timog at sumamba nang may bhakti, na may mga bulaklak, dahon, at bunga, ay magkakamit ng gantimpalang tulad ng sakripisyong Aśvamedha.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (local directional pūjā rite)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands facing south within a sacred precinct, hands offering a tray of flowers, leaves, and fruits toward a sanctum; lamps flicker; attendants and pilgrims watch reverently.
FAQs
Devotion transforms simple offerings into great merit, equating accessible pūjā with grand royal sacrifices.
Acaleśvara tīrtha in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa, where worship yields extraordinary sacrificial merit.
Worship while positioned toward the southern direction, offering flowers, leaves, and fruits with bhakti.