Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चैत्रमासि नरो यस्तु तमाराधयते द्विजाः । नृत्यगीतप्रवाद्यैश्च त्रिकालं विहितक्षणः । स नूनं तत्प्रसादेन गन्धर्वाधिपतिर्भवेत् १
caitramāsi naro yastu tamārādhayate dvijāḥ | nṛtyagītapravādyaiśca trikālaṃ vihitakṣaṇaḥ | sa nūnaṃ tatprasādena gandharvādhipatirbhavet 1
Oh, dos veces nacidos: quien adore al Señor en el mes de Caitra—en los tres momentos del día, con las observancias debidas y con danza, canto y música de instrumentos—por la gracia de ese Señor, sin duda llegará a ser el jefe de los Gandharvas.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Durvāsas-sthāpita liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: dvijāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A Caitra-month temple festival at the liṅga: devotees perform nṛtya and gīta with vīṇā, mṛdaṅga, and cymbals; tri-kāla scenes show morning lamps, midday offerings, and evening ārati; Śiva’s grace manifests as celestial gandharvas above.
FAQs
Joyful devotional service—performed with discipline at proper times—draws extraordinary grace and upliftment.
The worship is tied to the Durvāsas-established liṅga within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Worship in Caitra with trikāla observance, offering dance, song, and instrumental music as devotional service.