Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
ततो महेश्वरः प्रीतः प्राह स्कंदस्य श्रृण्वतः । चतुर्दश्यां कृष्णपक्षे मधौ चैवात्र यो नरः । स्नात्वोपोष्य समभ्यर्च्य कपालेश्वरमीश्वरीम्
tato maheśvaraḥ prītaḥ prāha skaṃdasya śrṛṇvataḥ | caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe madhau caivātra yo naraḥ | snātvopoṣya samabhyarcya kapāleśvaramīśvarīm
ثم إنَّ ماهيشڤرا، وقد سُرَّ، تكلّم وسكاندا يُصغي: «في يوم تشاتورداشي، اليوم الرابع عشر من النصف المظلم (كريشنا‑پكشا)، في شهر مَدھو، من اغتسل هنا وصام (أوپڤاسا) وعبد كَپالِيشڤرا والإلهة عبادةً لائقة…».
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara–Śakticchidra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Maheśvara, pleased, instructs the observance while Skanda listens; in the background, a tīrtha pool and the Kapāleśvara liṅga with a nearby Devī shrine indicate the paired worship.
FAQs
Śiva-centered observances combine tīrtha-snān, fasting, and worship to purify and elevate the devotee.
The Kapāleśvara sacred area (with the associated tīrtha context of the chapter).
On Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturdaśī in Madhu month: bathe at the site, fast, and worship Kapāleśvara along with the Goddess.