Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या चैत्रषष्ठ्यां सुभावतः । शुक्लायां तस्य संतुष्टिं कुरुते बर्हिवाहनः
yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā caitraṣaṣṭhyāṃ subhāvataḥ | śuklāyāṃ tasya saṃtuṣṭiṃ kurute barhivāhanaḥ
যে ব্যক্তি শুভ ভাব ও ভক্তিসহ চৈত্র মাসের শুক্লপক্ষের ষষ্ঠীতে তাঁর পূজা করে, তার প্রতি বर्हিবাহন স্কন্দ প্রসন্ন হন।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee offers flowers at a Skanda shrine on bright-fortnight Ṣaṣṭhī; Skanda as Barhivāhana is envisioned radiant, youthful, with spear (śakti/vel) and peacock emblem, bestowing satisfaction.
FAQs
Devotion performed at the right sacred time (tithi and month) becomes especially efficacious and wins the deity’s grace.
Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where Skanda’s worship on Caitra Ṣaṣṭhī is praised.
Perform Skanda pūjā with devotion on Caitra Ṣaṣṭhī in the bright fortnight (śukla-pakṣa).