Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
माघे कृष्णचतुर्दश्यां विशेषस्तत्र पूजने । स्नानं दानं जपस्तत्र भवेदक्षयकारकम्
māghe kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ viśeṣastatra pūjane | snānaṃ dānaṃ japastatra bhavedakṣayakārakam
মাঘ মাহৰ কৃষ্ণ চতুৰ্দশীত তাত পূজাৰ বিশেষ মহিমা আছে। তাত কৰা স্নান, দান আৰু জপ অক্ষয় পুণ্যদায়ক হয়।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Rāmeśvara/Lakṣmaṇeśvara area)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Pre-dawn Māgha caturdaśī at a sacred water-edge in Prabhāsa: pilgrims bathing, priests guiding dāna, and devotees seated for japa with rosaries; winter haze and lamp-light create a solemn glow.
FAQs
Sacred time (tithi and month) amplifies sacred place: when performed at the right tīrtha and time, dharmic acts yield akṣaya puṇya.
The “there” refers to the Lakṣmaṇeśvara tīrtha/shrine described in this adhyāya.
On Māgha kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī, perform pūjā; additionally undertake snāna, dāna, and japa for imperishable merit.