Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
चातुर्मास्ये नरो भक्त्या योगाभ्यासरतो न चेत् । तस्य हस्तात्परिभ्रष्टममृतं नात्र संशयः
cāturmāsye naro bhaktyā yogābhyāsarato na cet | tasya hastātparibhraṣṭamamṛtaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
Si, durant le Cāturmāsya, un homme ne s’adonne pas avec dévotion à la pratique du yoga, alors le nectar même a glissé de sa main ; là-dessus, nul doute.
Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic scene: a person letting a pot of amṛta slip from the hand while monsoon clouds gather; beside, a yogin steadfastly practicing during Cāturmāsya, receiving a radiant drop of nectar-light.
FAQs
Cāturmāsya is a rare spiritual opportunity; neglecting disciplined practice then is like letting nectar slip away.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it praises the sacred time-period (Cāturmāsya) within a tīrtha-mahātmya setting.
Bhakti-yukta yogābhyāsa—devotional engagement in yogic discipline during Cāturmāsya.