Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
गच्छ रैवतकं शैलं यत्र दामोदरः स्थितः । कृत्वा मासोपवासं तु द्विजो दामोदराग्रतः
gaccha raivatakaṃ śailaṃ yatra dāmodaraḥ sthitaḥ | kṛtvā māsopavāsaṃ tu dvijo dāmodarāgrataḥ
Va au mont Raivataka, où demeure le Seigneur Dāmodara. Après avoir observé un jeûne d’un mois, un brāhmane, se tenant devant Dāmodara avec dévotion, obtient le fruit promis.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Raivataka-śaila
Type: peak
Scene: A pilgrim ascends the sacred Raivataka mountain path toward a Dāmodara shrine; he is lean from a month-long fast, carrying a water pot and prayer beads, standing before the deity in reverent stillness.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with disciplined vrata (fasting) before the deity is presented as a powerful purifier and merit-bestower.
Mount Raivataka, identified as the place where Dāmodara resides within the Prabhāsa sacred geography.
Māsa-upavāsa: observing a month-long fast in the presence of Dāmodara.