Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
यदा स्यात्कृत्तिकायोगः कार्तिके मासि पार्थिव । शशांकस्य तदा चैतज्जायते पौष्करे जले
yadā syātkṛttikāyogaḥ kārtike māsi pārthiva | śaśāṃkasya tadā caitajjāyate pauṣkare jale
O König, wenn im Monat Kārtika die Kṛttikā-Konjunktion eintritt, zu der mit dem Mond verbundenen Zeit, erhebt sich dieser Lotos in den Wassern von Puṣkara.
Viśvāmitra
Tirtha: Puṣkara (Sāvitra-padma manifestation)
Type: kund
Listener: the king
Scene: The sage describes the Kṛttikā conjunction in Kārtika; in the lake a special lotus is envisioned as arising, with lunar and solar symbolism hovering subtly above the waters.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma links sacred geography with sacred time; certain tīrtha-manifestations appear at specific calendrical yogas.
Puṣkara (Pauṣkara-jala) is explicitly named as the waters where the manifestation occurs.
The verse indicates auspicious timing—Kārtika month with Kṛttikā-yoga—for engaging with Puṣkara’s sacred manifestation.