Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
सायंप्रातः परो भूत्वा चतुर्मासान्सदा नयेत् । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य स फलं लभते नरः
sāyaṃprātaḥ paro bhūtvā caturmāsānsadā nayet | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya sa phalaṃ labhate naraḥ
Whoever lives with heightened purity at both evening and dawn, and steadily keeps the four-month vow, gains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
Sūta (deduced from Māhātmya-style narration in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn and dusk, a devotee performs purification and lamp-offering, maintaining cāturmāsya; a subtle sacrificial fire altar appears symbolically, indicating Agniṣṭoma fruit.
FAQs
Daily purity and regular practice at sacred times (dawn and dusk) elevate a vow into sacrifice-like spiritual power.
A specific site is not named in the verse; the focus is the vrata’s merit within the Māhātmya framework.
Maintaining disciplined conduct at dawn and dusk while observing Cāturmāsya; the reward is stated as Agniṣṭoma-yajña fruit.
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