Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां कार्त्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः । उपोष्य प्रयतो भूत्वा घृतेन स्नापयेच्छिवम्
aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ | upoṣya prayato bhūtvā ghṛtena snāpayecchivam
Au huitième et au quatorzième jour lunaire—surtout au mois de Kārttika—après avoir jeûné, devenu recueilli et pur, qu’on baigne Śiva de ghee.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājan
Scene: A fasting devotee, austere and composed, pours warm ghee in a steady stream over a Śiva-liṅga on Kārttika night; attendants hold lamps and vessels.
FAQs
Sacred months like Kārttika amplify devotion; fasting and disciplined worship refine the offering and the worshipper.
The Gautameśvara-associated Revā tīrtha described in this adhyāya.
Fast (upoṣa) and perform ghṛta-abhiṣeka to Śiva on Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī, especially in Kārttika.