Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि पौंडरीकफलं लभेत् । सप्तजन्मनि दारिद्र्यं न दुःखं तत्र जायते
taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi pauṃḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet | saptajanmani dāridryaṃ na duḥkhaṃ tatra jāyate
اے دیوی! اُس کے درشن سے انسان پونڈریک یَجْن کا پھل پاتا ہے۔ سات جنموں تک وہاں نہ فقر پیدا ہوتا ہے اور نہ ہی دکھ جنم لیتا ہے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kratvīśvara (within Prabhāsakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim couple approaches a Śiva-liṅga shrine at Prabhāsa; the liṅga radiates a calm halo while attendants offer bilva and lamps; the sea-breeze and conch-sounds suggest the coastal kṣetra; the devotee’s face shows relief as the promise of freedom from poverty and sorrow is proclaimed to Devī.
FAQs
Darśana at a powerful Śaiva tirtha is said to bestow both ritual merit (kratu-phala) and sustained well-being, linking devotion with dharmic prosperity.
Kratvīśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Darśana (beholding the deity) is explicitly stated; the benefit is equated to the Pauṇḍarīka sacrifice’s fruit.