Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
ततो महेश्वरः प्रीतः प्राह स्कंदस्य श्रृण्वतः । चतुर्दश्यां कृष्णपक्षे मधौ चैवात्र यो नरः । स्नात्वोपोष्य समभ्यर्च्य कपालेश्वरमीश्वरीम्
tato maheśvaraḥ prītaḥ prāha skaṃdasya śrṛṇvataḥ | caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe madhau caivātra yo naraḥ | snātvopoṣya samabhyarcya kapāleśvaramīśvarīm
Lalu Maheśvara, berkenan hati, bersabda ketika Skanda mendengarkan: “Pada caturdaśī, hari keempat belas paruh gelap, di bulan Madhu, siapa pun yang mandi di sini, berpuasa, dan memuja Kapāleśvara serta Sang Dewi dengan tata cara yang benar…”
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara–Śakticchidra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Maheśvara, pleased, instructs the observance while Skanda listens; in the background, a tīrtha pool and the Kapāleśvara liṅga with a nearby Devī shrine indicate the paired worship.
FAQs
Śiva-centered observances combine tīrtha-snān, fasting, and worship to purify and elevate the devotee.
The Kapāleśvara sacred area (with the associated tīrtha context of the chapter).
On Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Caturdaśī in Madhu month: bathe at the site, fast, and worship Kapāleśvara along with the Goddess.