Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
सर्वाः संपूजयिष्यामः सर्वकृत्येषु सादरम् । एतां चं तावकीं शक्तिं सदा सुरवरोत्तम । विशेषात्पूजयिष्यामः षष्ठ्यां श्रद्धासमन्विताः
sarvāḥ saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu sādaram | etāṃ caṃ tāvakīṃ śaktiṃ sadā suravarottama | viśeṣātpūjayiṣyāmaḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śraddhāsamanvitāḥ
«Nous les adorerons tous comme il se doit, avec respect, dans chaque rite. Et cette Śakti (puissance de la lance) qui est la tienne, ô le plus éminent des dieux, nous l’honorerons tout particulièrement le sixième jour (Ṣaṣṭhī), animés d’une foi profonde».
Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: A temple rite in progress: devotees worship Skanda and all deities, but on Ṣaṣṭhī they place special offerings to Skanda’s Śakti—depicted as the spear/vel on a pedestal—amid lamps, incense, and chanting.
FAQs
Faithful, scheduled worship—especially on sacred lunar days—intensifies devotion and anchors a tīrtha’s living tradition.
Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where Skanda’s Śakti receives special veneration.
Perform reverential worship in all rites, with special Śakti-pūjā on Ṣaṣṭhī (the sixth lunar day), done with śraddhā.