Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111
शिवरात्र्यां तु कर्त्तव्यमेतद्गोप्यं मम प्रियम् । एवं कृते च यत्पुण्यं गदितुं तन्न शक्यते
śivarātryāṃ tu karttavyametadgopyaṃ mama priyam | evaṃ kṛte ca yatpuṇyaṃ gadituṃ tanna śakyate
یہ عمل شِو راتری ہی کو کرنا چاہیے؛ یہ میرا رازدارانہ وِدھان ہے، مجھے نہایت عزیز۔ یوں کرنے سے جو پُنّیہ پیدا ہوتا ہے، اسے بیان کرنا ممکن نہیں۔
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnātha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Night-long Śivarātri vigil at Somnātha: devotees fasting, holding lamps, quietly offering the prepared ghṛta-kambala; the atmosphere is hushed and sacred, suggesting secrecy and depth.
FAQs
Śivarātri observance performed with fidelity carries immeasurable spiritual fruit.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śivarātri-linked rites are praised as exceptionally meritorious.
To perform this (the previously defined ghṛta-kambala rite/offer) specifically on Śivarātri and keep it as a guarded religious practice.