Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
किं कृतैर्बहुभिर्यज्ञैरुपवासैर्निशाकर । सकृत्पश्यंति मां येऽत्र ते सर्वे लेभिरे फलम्
kiṃ kṛtairbahubhiryajñairupavāsairniśākara | sakṛtpaśyaṃti māṃ ye'tra te sarve lebhire phalam
اے نِشاکر! بہت سے یَجْن اور روزوں کی کیا حاجت؟ جو لوگ یہاں مجھے ایک بار بھی دیکھ لیتے ہیں، وہ سب کے سب وہی پھل پا لیتے ہیں۔
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma/Candra (Niśākara)
Scene: Śiva’s voice dismisses the need for many yajñas and fasts; a devotee’s single darśana of the Somanātha liṅga radiates fulfillment, as sacrificial implements fade into insignificance.
FAQs
In a supremely sanctified kṣetra, sincere darśana can outweigh elaborate ritual austerities.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where even a single darśana of the Lord is highly meritorious.
The verse de-emphasizes yajña and upavāsa in comparison to darśana; it implicitly recommends coming for darśana.