Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
ज्येष्ठमासे तु सम्प्राप्ते शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्दशी । तत्र स्नात्वा विधानेन भक्त्या दानं प्रयच्छति
jyeṣṭhamāse tu samprāpte śuklapakṣe caturdaśī | tatra snātvā vidhānena bhaktyā dānaṃ prayacchati
Wenn der Monat Jyeṣṭha eintritt, am vierzehnten Tag der hellen Monatshälfte, soll man dort nach vorgeschriebenem Ritus baden und dann in Hingabe Almosen spenden.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a Narmadā ghat in early monsoon heat of Jyeṣṭha, completing a ritual bath and then offering charity with folded hands to a seated brāhmaṇa under a riverside tree; waterpots, wet cloth, and a small donation vessel visible.
FAQs
Merit is intensified when devotion is joined with correct timing, ritual discipline, and generosity.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha under discussion—Kāpila-tīrtha on/near the Narmadā.
On Jyeṣṭha bright-fortnight Caturdaśī: bathe at the tīrtha by proper procedure and give dāna with bhakti.