Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
चैत्रमासे सिते पक्षे अष्टमीदिवसे स्थिते । ये ते पूजां करिष्यंति श्रद्धया परया युताः
caitramāse site pakṣe aṣṭamīdivase sthite | ye te pūjāṃ kariṣyaṃti śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ
Im Monat Caitra, in der hellen Monatshälfte, am Tag der achten Tithi (Aṣṭamī), jene, die dir mit höchster श्रद्धा Verehrung darbringen—
Vasiṣṭha (implied; continuing instruction to the Devī)
Tirtha: Dhārā Devī-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: A springtime (Caitra) bright-fortnight temple scene: devotees arrive at dawn on aṣṭamī with trays of flowers and lamps, the Devī shrine decorated with fresh mango leaves and garlands.
FAQs
True worship is defined by timing aligned with dharma (tithi and pakṣa) and by wholehearted faith (śraddhā).
The verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra / Dhārotpatti Māhātmya stream of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Perform Devī-pūjā specifically on Caitra month, bright fortnight, Aṣṭamī tithi, with supreme faith.