Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
ईश्वर उवाच । जन्मजीवितमध्ये तु यद्येका लभ्यते नरैः । संयोगयुक्ता सा षष्ठी तत्किं देवि ब्रवीम्यहम्
īśvara uvāca | janmajīvitamadhye tu yadyekā labhyate naraiḥ | saṃyogayuktā sā ṣaṣṭhī tatkiṃ devi bravīmyaham
ઈશ્વરે કહ્યું—હે દેવી! જન્મ અને જીવન દરમ્યાન જો મનુષ્યોને શુભ સંયોગયુક્ત એવી એક પણ ષષ્ઠી મળે, તો હે દેવી, હું વધુ શું કહું?
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Śiva calmly instructs Devī, gesturing toward a celestial diagram: tithi, nakṣatra, and yoga alignments; the scene blends cosmic time with the earthly Prabhāsa shrine in the background.
FAQs
Rare auspicious timings are spiritual opportunities; when dharma and time align, the fruit becomes extraordinary.
The verse focuses on the tithi’s rarity; within the chapter it supports Kapileśvara/Kāpila-kṣetra observance.
No direct rite; it emphasizes the special saṃyoga-qualified Ṣaṣṭhī as a rare occasion for observance.