Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यां मासे भाद्रपदे तथा । उपवासं तु कुर्वीत रात्रौ जागरणं तथा
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturddaśyāṃ māse bhādrapade tathā | upavāsaṃ tu kurvīta rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ tathā
Au quatorzième jour lunaire, la caturdaśī, de la quinzaine sombre du mois de Bhādrapada, qu’on observe le jeûne, et qu’on veille aussi toute la nuit.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate continuation in the same passage where 'īśvara uvāca' appears)
Tirtha: Trinetreśvara observance in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Pilgrims in Prabhāsa prepare for a dark-fortnight fourteenth: simple fasting meal set aside, lamps arranged for an all-night vigil, devotees seated with rosaries and Śiva-stotras under a starry sky.
FAQs
Self-restraint through fasting and mindful wakefulness is presented as a dharmic discipline that supports devotion and merit in a sacred setting.
The context is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Trinetreśvara Māhātmya section of the Skanda Purāṇa.
Observe upavāsa (fasting) on Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa caturdaśī and perform jāgaraṇa (night-long vigil).