Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
श्रीमुखं नाम तद्द्वारं रक्ष्यते मातृभिः प्रिये । वर्षमेकं चतुर्द्दश्यां नियमाद्यस्तु पूजयेत्
śrīmukhaṃ nāma taddvāraṃ rakṣyate mātṛbhiḥ priye | varṣamekaṃ caturddaśyāṃ niyamādyastu pūjayet
হে প্ৰিয়ে, সেই দ্বাৰৰ নাম ‘শ্ৰীমুখ’, আৰু মাতৃগণে তাক ৰক্ষা কৰে। যি কোনো ব্যক্তি নিয়ম-ব্ৰতে এক বছৰ ধৰি চতুৰ্দশীত তাত পূজা কৰে—
Skanda (deduced, Prabhāsa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Śrīmukha-dvāra
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (addressed as priye)
Scene: A sacred gateway labeled Śrīmukha, flanked by fierce yet benevolent Mātṛkās; a devotee stands with folded hands, counting months on a rosary/calendar, indicating year-long caturdaśī worship.
FAQs
Steady, time-bound worship with self-discipline at a sanctified threshold is portrayed as a powerful path to spiritual accomplishment.
The gateway named Śrīmukha in the Arkasthala/Prabhāsa sacred complex, guarded by the Mātṛs.
Worship on caturdaśī (the 14th lunar day) with niyama (disciplined observance) for one year.