Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
शनिप्रदोषे संपूज्य लिंगं चंद्रेश्वराह्वयम् । नक्तं कृत्वा त्रयोदश्यां नियमं परिगृह्य च
śanipradoṣe saṃpūjya liṃgaṃ caṃdreśvarāhvayam | naktaṃ kṛtvā trayodaśyāṃ niyamaṃ parigṛhya ca
Pada pradoṣa hari Sabtu, setelah memuja dengan tata cara yang benar liṅga bernama Candreśvara, hendaknya ia mengambil vrata: pada Trayodaśī menjalankan puasa nakta (makan sekali pada malam hari) serta memegang segala niyama yang ditetapkan.
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma (Candra)
Scene: Saturday pradoṣa at Candreśvara: twilight sky, lamps lit, priest bathing the liṅga with water/milk, devotees holding bilva leaves, a vow being taken with folded hands; later, a simple night meal (nakta) after worship.
FAQs
Śiva-bhakti is strengthened through regulated vrata-discipline aligned with pradoṣa and tithi observances.
Candreśvara-liṅga in Kāśī, approached through pradoṣa worship and tithi-based vrata.
Worship Candreśvara at Śani-pradoṣa, observe nakta on trayodaśī, and undertake niyamas (vow-restraints).