Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
षण्मासाभ्यंतरे मृत्युर्यत्र क्वापि भवेन्मम । तन्मया वासुदेवाय स्वयमात्मा निवेदितः
ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare mṛtyuryatra kvāpi bhavenmama | tanmayā vāsudevāya svayamātmā niveditaḥ
«Si, d’ici six mois, la mort devait m’atteindre en quelque lieu que ce soit, alors, de mon plein gré, j’ai offert mon être même à Vāsudeva.»
Brahmā (as part of the prescribed mantra)
Listener: viprendra (contextual)
Scene: A devotee kneels before Vāsudeva, hands in añjali, offering not objects but the self—depicted as a luminous inner flame rising toward the deity; a subtle six-month cycle shown as six lunar discs or seasonal panels.
FAQs
True devotion is surrender: one entrusts life and death to Vāsudeva through conscious self-offering.
No specific site is named; the focus is the devotional mantra used within the Cāturmāsya observance.
A mantra declaration of self-surrender to Vāsudeva, integrated into the arghya offering.