Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
ममतारूपिणीं ग्राहीं दुष्टां निर्भर्त्स्य निग्रहेत् । तप एव सदा पुंसां चातुर्मास्येऽधिगौरवम्
mamatārūpiṇīṃ grāhīṃ duṣṭāṃ nirbhartsya nigrahet | tapa eva sadā puṃsāṃ cāturmāsye'dhigauravam
Man soll die böse „Ergreiferin“ tadeln und zügeln, die als mamatā erscheint—das Anhaften an „mein“. Allein tapas, die Askese, ist stets die wahre Stütze der Menschen, und in der Cāturmāsya-Zeit gewinnt sie besonderes Gewicht und Vorzüglichkeit.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-ascetic confronts a shadowy crocodile-like figure labeled ‘mamatā’ emerging from a river of attachment; the ascetic raises a staff of tapas, while a calendar-like motif marks Cāturmāsya clouds and monsoon.
FAQs
Restrain possessiveness (‘mine-ness’) and strengthen tapas, especially during Cāturmāsya, to purify conduct and intention.
This verse functions as general Cāturmāsya-dharma instruction within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting; it does not name a particular tīrtha in the line itself.
The prescription is tapas (austerity/discipline) with heightened emphasis in Cāturmāsya—implying vows, restraint, and regulated living.