Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
उदयैकादशी स्वल्पा अंते चैव त्रयोदशी । संपूर्णा द्वादशी मध्ये त्रिस्पृशा च हरेः प्रिया
udayaikādaśī svalpā aṃte caiva trayodaśī | saṃpūrṇā dvādaśī madhye trispṛśā ca hareḥ priyā
Bila Ekādaśī saat matahari terbit hanya sebentar dan Trayodaśī tampak di penghujung, sementara Dvādaśī penuh berada di tengah—itulah Trispṛśā, yang sangat dikasihi Hari.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa points to a pañcāṅga while devotees in Dvārakā prepare for Trispṛśā Ekādaśī—Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa shrine lamps lit, tulasī and conch present, the sea-city atmosphere in the background.
FAQs
Devotion is supported by dharma of timekeeping: knowing sacred tithis helps one align worship with especially beloved occasions of Hari.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it defines an auspicious tithi used for vrata, often celebrated in Dwārakā in this chapter.
Identification of Trispṛśā (a Dvādaśī framed by brief udaya-Ekādaśī and end-Trayodaśī) as a preferred occasion for Hari-related observances.