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
گُگُّل کی دھونی کروڑ بار چڑھانے سے جو پھل ملتا ہے، سوموار کا ورت کرنے پر وہی ثواب یقیناً اسی کو حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
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.