Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्पुण्यं सकलं तस्य कुमारेशार्चनात्सकृत् । लभते दिवसैकेन विधिना यदि पूजयेत्
tatpuṇyaṃ sakalaṃ tasya kumāreśārcanātsakṛt | labhate divasaikena vidhinā yadi pūjayet
وہ سارا پُنّیہ وہ کُماریش کی ارچنا سے صرف ایک بار ہی پا لیتا ہے—اگر وہ ودھی کے مطابق پوجا کرے—ایک ہی دن میں۔
Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Kumāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A single-day, perfectly executed Kumāreśvara pūjā: abhiṣeka, bilva offerings, incense, lamps, and pradakṣiṇā—culminating in a burst of serene radiance signifying ‘complete merit’ attained swiftly.
FAQs
Rightly performed worship at a powerful sacred site can confer immense merit swiftly.
Kumāreśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, a Śaiva sacred locus described in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Perform Kumāreśa-arcana (worship) even once, but in accordance with proper ritual procedure (vidhi).