Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
कार्त्तिके मासि देवस्य रथयात्रा प्रकीर्त्तिता । यां कृत्वा मानवो भक्त्या याति ब्रह्मसलोकताम्
kārttike māsi devasya rathayātrā prakīrttitā | yāṃ kṛtvā mānavo bhaktyā yāti brahmasalokatām
ماہِ کارتک میں پرمیشور کی رتھ یاترا کا اعلان کیا گیا ہے۔ جو انسان اسے بھکتی سے کرے وہ برہما لوک کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa, the Lord’s richly decorated chariot rolls through the streets in Kārttika; devotees line the route with lamps and offerings, while priests chant and musicians play auspicious rhythms; the sea-breeze and temple flags frame the procession.
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Devotional participation in sacred festivals is a direct path to elevated spiritual destiny.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Kārttika rathayātrā is celebrated as a high-merit observance.
Performing the deity’s rathayātrā in Kārttika with bhakti.