Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 159
नित्यं नित्यं हि संमार्ष्टि गेहदर्पणयोरिव । शुक्लायां च चतुर्दश्यां नक्तभोजी सदा भवेत्
nityaṃ nityaṃ hi saṃmārṣṭi gehadarpaṇayoriva | śuklāyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ naktabhojī sadā bhavet
নিতৌ নিতৌ পৰিষ্কাৰ কৰি ৰাখিব, যেন ঘৰ আৰু দৰ্পণ ঘঁহি উজ্বল কৰা হয়। আৰু শুক্লপক্ষৰ চতুৰ্দশীত সদায় ৰাতিতেই ভোজন কৰাৰ নিয়ম পালন কৰিব।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A devotee sweeping and washing a small shrine room; a polished mirror reflects a lamp flame; later, under moonlight, he takes a simple night meal after worship.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness supports inner clarity; periodic fasting disciplines the senses and strengthens devotion.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches a tithi-based Śaiva discipline.
Maintain daily cleanliness; observe nakta-bhojana (night-only meal) on śukla-caturdaśī.