Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण तव पूजा महाफला । अद्यप्रभृति यैर्लोकैर्बिल्वपत्रैस्तु पूजिता
cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa tava pūjā mahāphalā | adyaprabhṛti yairlokairbilvapatraistu pūjitā
Terutama pada masa Cāturmāsya, pemujaan kepada-Mu berbuah sangat besar; mulai hari ini dan seterusnya, bagi orang-orang yang memuja-Mu dengan daun bilva…
Gālava (deduced from immediate chapter-context; narrative dialogue in Paijavana-upākhyāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation scene: a teacher/priest indicates the onset of Cāturmāsya; devotees commence bilva worship, marking a new vow with lamps, water pots, and fresh leaves.
FAQs
Timing and sincerity matter in vrata—Cāturmāsya intensifies the fruit of worship when done with devotion.
The teaching sits inside the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya flow of Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Perform pūjā during Cāturmāsya, specifically offering bilva leaves.