Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
सदाष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यां यस्ताभ्यां बलिमाहरेत् । स कामानाप्नुयादिष्टानिह प्रेत्य च सद्गतिम्
sadāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ yastābhyāṃ balimāharet | sa kāmānāpnuyādiṣṭāniha pretya ca sadgatim
Barangsiapa pada tithi Aṣṭamī dan Caturdaśī senantiasa mempersembahkan bali (persembahan ritual) kepada kedua Dewa itu, ia memperoleh segala keinginan yang dicita di dunia ini, dan setelah wafat mencapai sadgati, tujuan yang mulia.
Sūta (continued narration context)
Tirtha: Ambāvṛddhā (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a kṣetra-shrine at dusk on aṣṭamī/caturdaśī, placing bali offerings before two revered presences, with lamps, incense, and a protective maternal aura around the sanctum.
FAQs
Regular worship aligned with sacred lunar days yields both worldly fulfillment and spiritual uplift after death.
The merit is framed within the Ambāvṛddhā kṣetra narrative of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Offer bali to the two deities on Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī tithis.