Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां तत्र यो जागृयान्निशि । पूजास्तुतिकथाभिश्च स प्राप्नोतीप्सितं फलम्
caitraśuklacaturdaśyāṃ tatra yo jāgṛyānniśi | pūjāstutikathābhiśca sa prāpnotīpsitaṃ phalam
Au quatorzième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire de Caitra, quiconque veille là durant la nuit—dans le culte, les hymnes et les récitations sacrées—obtient le fruit désiré.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Tryambakeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A night vigil in the temple courtyard on Caitra śukla caturdaśī: rows of lamps, devotees singing hymns, a storyteller reciting kṣetra-māhātmya, and continuous worship before the liṅga under a starry sky with sea-breeze.
FAQs
Auspicious time (tithi) joined with devotional practice (jāgaraṇa, stuti, kathā) makes pilgrimage spiritually fruitful.
The shrine-area described in this passage—Tryambakeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Keep night-long vigil on Caitra bright-fortnight Caturdaśī at the site, engaging in pūjā, stuti, and kathā.