Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
प्रवर्त्तंते सदा देवि तस्माद्योगं सदाभ्यसेत् । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण योगी पापं निकृन्तति
pravarttaṃte sadā devi tasmādyogaṃ sadābhyaset | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa yogī pāpaṃ nikṛntati
হে দেবি, যেহেতু প্রবৃত্তির স্রোত সদা জাগে, তাই সর্বদা যোগাভ্যাস করা উচিত। বিশেষত চাতুর্মাস্যে যোগী পাপ ছেদন করে।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Cāturmāsya-kāla (sacred season)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Monsoon season: a yogin under a simple shelter near a shrine, rain falling outside; inside, lamp-lit meditation and vow-observance, with Devī as compassionate listener in the background.
FAQs
Constant yogic practice is recommended, and Cāturmāsya is highlighted as a particularly potent period for destroying sin.
This verse emphasizes a sacred time (Cāturmāsya) within Tīrthamāhātmya rather than naming a single tirtha in the verse itself.
Regular practice of yoga, with special emphasis on intensified discipline during Cāturmāsya.
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