Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119
माघाष्टम्यां न शिष्यंति तस्य सर्वेऽप्युपद्रवाः । ये च मां कोपयिष्यंति पांडवाराधितां सदा
māghāṣṭamyāṃ na śiṣyaṃti tasya sarve'pyupadravāḥ | ye ca māṃ kopayiṣyaṃti pāṃḍavārādhitāṃ sadā
En el octavo día de Māgha (Māghāṣṭamī), no quedará ninguno de sus males ni aflicciones. Pero quienes me irriten—a mí, siempre adorada por los Pāṇḍava—
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Gayatrāḍa (Gayatrāḍā-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Māghāṣṭamī worship at the shrine: devotees fasting, offering lamps and water; the deity’s protective aura dispels dark clouds symbolizing ‘upadravas’; a subtle backdrop motif of the Pāṇḍavas in reverent posture underscores the claim of being ‘ever worshipped by them’.
FAQs
Sacred observances remove adversity, while disrespect toward the deity brings spiritual consequences.
The verse emphasizes Māghāṣṭamī observance; the associated locale is the Dharmāraṇya/Gayatrāḍa setting of the chapter.
Observance tied to Māghāṣṭamī (eighth lunar day in Māgha), associated with the cessation of upadravas (afflictions).