Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
स्त्रीणां ब्राह्मणशार्दूला जलेयन्त्रे धृते सति । गौर्या उपरि सद्भक्त्या वृषस्थे तीक्ष्णदीधितौ
strīṇāṃ brāhmaṇaśārdūlā jaleyantre dhṛte sati | gauryā upari sadbhaktyā vṛṣasthe tīkṣṇadīdhitau
Wahai singa di antara para Brāhmaṇa, bila jalayantra telah ditegakkan di atas (arca) Gaurī dengan bhakti yang tulus—pada saat Sang Surya yang tajam sinarnya berada di rasi Vṛṣabha—maka buahnya pasti bagi para wanita.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa-śārdūla (addressed eminent brāhmaṇa)
Scene: A bright summer sun over a temple courtyard; a jalayantra drips continuously onto/near a Gaurī image while women offer flowers; the zodiacal motif of Vṛṣabha is subtly indicated in decorative friezes.
FAQs
Right timing plus sincere bhakti makes a simple offering exceptionally fruitful.
The Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā sacred location where the jalayantra is installed over the deity.
Install/hold the jalayantra over Gaurī with devotion when the Sun is in Taurus.