Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
संपूर्णा द्वादशी भूत्वा वर्द्धते चापरे दिने । त्रयोदश्यां मुनिश्रेष्ठा वंजुली दुर्ल्लभा कलौ
saṃpūrṇā dvādaśī bhūtvā varddhate cāpare dine | trayodaśyāṃ muniśreṣṭhā vaṃjulī durllabhā kalau
يا خيرَ الحكماء، إذا اكتملت الدوادشي ثم امتدت إلى اليوم التالي حتى تبلغ الترايودشي، فإن وقوع «فَمْجُلي» على هذا النحو نادرٌ في عصر كالي.
Narrator addressing a sage (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Vaṃjulī (tithi-yoga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muniśreṣṭha (best of sages) addressed
Scene: A sage addresses another (‘muniśreṣṭha’) while pointing to a lunar calendar where Dvādaśī spills into Trayodaśī; the word ‘Vaṃjulī’ appears as a rare jewel among dates.
FAQs
Rare alignments of sacred time are treasured; when they occur, they are meant to be used for intensified devotion.
The broader context is Dvārakā Māhātmya; this verse itself is calendrical (tithi) rather than topographical.
It specifies a rare tithi-extension condition (Dvādaśī reaching Trayodaśī) associated with Vaṃjulī, relevant for planning vrata and vigil.