Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
ब्राह्मणानुज्ञया तत्र गृह्णीयान्नियमान्नरः । संपूर्णे कार्त्तिके मासि संप्राप्ते बोधवासरे
brāhmaṇānujñayā tatra gṛhṇīyānniyamānnaraḥ | saṃpūrṇe kārttike māsi saṃprāpte bodhavāsare
With the permission of the brāhmaṇas there, a man should undertake the niyamas, the sacred observances. When the month of Kārttika is fully completed and the day called Bodhavāra arrives, the rite reaches its proper time of conclusion.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kārttika-vrata context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the end of Kārttika, on Bodhavāra, a devotee stands before a group of brāhmaṇas at Dvārakā, receiving formal permission and blessing to undertake/complete the niyamas; ritual threads, water-pot, and concluding offerings are arranged neatly.
FAQs
Vratas are best undertaken with humility and guidance—seeking the sanction of learned brāhmaṇas and observing proper timing.
The setting remains within Dvārakā Māhātmya’s sacred landscape (Gomati/Dvārakā), though the verse emphasizes vrata procedure.
Undertaking niyamas with brāhmaṇa permission and observing the timing tied to the completion of Kārttika and Bodhavāra.