Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 113
वैशाख्यां मार्गशीर्ष्यां वाषाढ्यां चैत्र्यामथापि वा । अयने विषुवे चैव व्यतीपाते च सर्वदा
vaiśākhyāṃ mārgaśīrṣyāṃ vāṣāḍhyāṃ caitryāmathāpi vā | ayane viṣuve caiva vyatīpāte ca sarvadā
Atau (ritus ini) dapat dilakukan pada bulan Vaiśākha, Mārgaśīrṣa, Āṣāḍha, ataupun Caitra. Juga pada saat ayana (solstis), viṣuva (ekuinoks), dan Vyatīpāta—bahkan pada setiap waktu yang mujur, senantiasa.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate narrative context in Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāla-tīrtha (sacred time) within Revā-khaṇḍa practice
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pañcāṅga-reading priest-scholar indicates months and astronomical nodes; the sky shows solstice/equinox symbolism, while pilgrims prepare gifts at a river ghat—time itself becomes sacred.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened by aligning sacred acts with sanctified seasons and cosmic junctions.
The larger unit praises Cakratīrtha in the Revā (Narmadā) milieu; this verse focuses on auspicious timing.
It lists suitable months and times—solstices, equinoxes, and Vyatīpāta—for performing the recommended dāna/rite.