Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
यद्यदिष्टतमं किंचि त्सुप्राप्यं चैव यद्भवेत् । नियमस्तस्य कर्तव्यश्चातुर्मास्ये शुभार्थिभिः
yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ kiṃci tsuprāpyaṃ caiva yadbhavet | niyamastasya kartavyaścāturmāsye śubhārthibhiḥ
Apa pun yang paling diidamkan, dan apa pun yang sukar diperoleh—mereka yang mendambakan kebaikan yang suci hendaknya menjalankan niyama yang sepadan pada masa Cāturmāsya agar tercapai.
Skanda (deduced)
Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ (best of twice-born) implied audience
Scene: A devotee at dawn during the rainy-season months, taking a simple vow before a shrine, holding a water-pot and tulasī, with monsoon clouds and temple lamps glowing.
FAQs
Rightly chosen discipline (niyama) during sacred time aligns desire with dharma and makes difficult attainments possible.
No specific tīrtha is named; the ‘sacred time’ of Cāturmāsya itself is treated as spiritually potent.
Adopt a niyama during Cāturmāsya as a means toward auspicious outcomes and rare attainments.