Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
अस्यामेव तिथौ सोमः शिवयोगश्च तैतिलम् । षड्योगः शक्तिच्छिद्रेयो दिनं रुद्रं जपन्निशि । स्नात्वात्र सशरीरो वै रुद्रलोकं व्रजीष्यति
asyāmeva tithau somaḥ śivayogaśca taitilam | ṣaḍyogaḥ śakticchidreyo dinaṃ rudraṃ japanniśi | snātvātra saśarīro vai rudralokaṃ vrajīṣyati
「まさにこのティティにおいて、ソーマ（月）とシヴァ・ヨーガが合致する時――吉祥なるティラム（胡麻の行）と、シャクティチッドラにおける六重のヨーガが成る。昼はルドラ・ジャパに励み、夜は礼拝し、ここで沐浴する者は、まことに身を帯びたままルドラ・ローカへ赴くであろう。」
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śakticchidra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: A devotee at Śakticchidra: by day chanting Rudra-mantras with rosary; by night keeping vigil with lamps before Kapāleśvara and Devī; the moon overhead signifies Soma; subtle celestial geometry hints at yogas; final vision of Rudra-loka ascent.
FAQs
When time (tithi-yoga) and place (tīrtha) align, concentrated japa, worship, and bathing are said to yield the highest Śaiva goal.
Śakticchidra, in the proximity of Kapāleśvara, presented as exceptionally potent.
On the specified tithi with Śiva-yoga: observe sesame-rite, perform Rudra-japa by day, worship by night, and bathe at the tīrtha.