Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अद्याहं दर्शनं प्राप्तस्तव चैवाष्टमीदिने । माधवस्य सिते पक्षे यस्माद्ब्राह्मणसत्तम
śrībhagavānuvāca | adyāhaṃ darśanaṃ prāptastava caivāṣṭamīdine | mādhavasya site pakṣe yasmādbrāhmaṇasattama
Der erhabene Herr sprach: „Heute habe ich dir mein Darśana gewährt—am Tage der Aṣṭamī, in der hellen Monatshälfte des Mādhava (Vaiśākha), o bester der Brāhmaṇas.“
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva, in liṅga/tīrtha context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa-sattama (dvija-uttama)
Scene: Bhagavān speaks to a venerable brāhmaṇa, declaring that on Mādhava-śukla-aṣṭamī he has granted darśana; the setting implies a tīrtha precinct with a liṅga and worship implements.
FAQs
Divine grace is linked with sacred time—certain tithis and months are celebrated as especially conducive to darśana and merit.
The tīrtha of Adhyāya 209 where the Lord grants darśana and later promises benefits from bathing and worship.
The verse highlights the auspicious timing (Aṣṭamī in bright Vaiśākha) associated with divine encounter, implying observance of sacred calendar disciplines.