Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
माघे वा कार्तिके वापि चैत्रे स्नात्वार्चयेत् माम् । दौर्भाग्यदुःखदारिद्र्यैर्न सा संयोगमाप्नुयात्
māghe vā kārtike vāpi caitre snātvārcayet mām | daurbhāgyaduḥkhadāridryairna sā saṃyogamāpnuyāt
Que ce soit en Māgha, en Kārttika ou en Caitra—après s’être baignée, qu’elle m’adore. Elle ne sera pas liée au malheur, à la peine ni à la pauvreté.
Śrī Devī (the Goddess)
Scene: A devotee bathing at dawn in a sacred waterbody during Māgha/Kārttika/Caitra, then offering worship to the deity; the atmosphere suggests cleansing and the lifting of poverty and sorrow.
FAQs
Regular worship joined with purification (snāna) in sacred months is portrayed as a dharmic shield against misfortune and poverty.
No particular tīrtha is identified; the merit is tied to sacred months (Māgha, Kārttika, Caitra) and Devī worship.
Bathing (snāna) followed by worship (arcana) of Devī, especially during Māgha, Kārttika, or Caitra.