Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
अस्यामेव तिथौ सोमः शिवयोगश्च तैतिलम् । षड्योगः शक्तिच्छिद्रेयो दिनं रुद्रं जपन्निशि । स्नात्वात्र सशरीरो वै रुद्रलोकं व्रजीष्यति
asyāmeva tithau somaḥ śivayogaśca taitilam | ṣaḍyogaḥ śakticchidreyo dinaṃ rudraṃ japanniśi | snātvātra saśarīro vai rudralokaṃ vrajīṣyati
“On this very tithi, when Soma (the Moon) and Śiva-yoga coincide—when the auspicious tilam observance with sesame and the sixfold yoga at Śakticchidra are present—whoever spends the day in Rudra-japa and the night in worship, and bathes here, will indeed go to Rudra-loka, even with the body.”
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śakticchidra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: A devotee at Śakticchidra: by day chanting Rudra-mantras with rosary; by night keeping vigil with lamps before Kapāleśvara and Devī; the moon overhead signifies Soma; subtle celestial geometry hints at yogas; final vision of Rudra-loka ascent.
FAQs
When time (tithi-yoga) and place (tīrtha) align, concentrated japa, worship, and bathing are said to yield the highest Śaiva goal.
Śakticchidra, in the proximity of Kapāleśvara, presented as exceptionally potent.
On the specified tithi with Śiva-yoga: observe sesame-rite, perform Rudra-japa by day, worship by night, and bathe at the tīrtha.