Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
उद्बुध्यध्वं महादेवि बुधं तत्र सदार्चयेत् । बृहस्पतेति मन्त्रेण पूजयेत्सततं गुरुम्
udbudhyadhvaṃ mahādevi budhaṃ tatra sadārcayet | bṛhaspateti mantreṇa pūjayetsatataṃ gurum
“Hãy tỉnh thức!”—hỡi Đại Nữ Thần—tại nơi ấy, người ta nên luôn thờ phụng Budha (Sao Thủy). Với chân ngôn “bṛhaspate”, nên không ngừng tôn thờ Guru (Bṛhaspati/Sao Mộc).
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘mahādevi’)
Scene: The worshipper raises hands in invocation—‘Awaken!’—before a green Budha icon; nearby a golden Guru (Bṛhaspati) is honored with steady lamp and yellow offerings; the mandala is complete and radiant.
FAQs
Awakening (bodha) and right counsel (guru) are sacred aims—honoring Budha and Guru symbolizes cultivating discernment and wisdom.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where continuous worship is recommended as a source of auspiciousness.
Regular worship of Budha with an awakening-call mantra, and worship of Guru with the ‘bṛhaspate’ mantra.