Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रतिपच्छुक्लपक्षे या भवेदाश्वयुजे नृप । तदा तीर्थवरे गत्वा स्नात्वा वै नर्मदाजले
pratipacchuklapakṣe yā bhavedāśvayuje nṛpa | tadā tīrthavare gatvā snātvā vai narmadājale
ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ, នៅពេលដែល “ប្រតិបត” (ថ្ងៃដំបូង) នៃពាក់កណ្តាលភ្លឺ ក្នុងខែ អាស្វយុជ មកដល់ នោះគួរទៅកាន់ទីរថៈដ៏ប្រសើរនោះ ហើយងូតទឹកពិតប្រាកដក្នុងទឹកនៃទន្លេ នរមទា។
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śikhitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: Autumn month Āśvayuja: bright fortnight first day; pilgrims gather at dawn on Narmadā, performing ritual bath; banners and lamps at Śikhitīrtha; priests guiding snāna rites.
FAQs
Merit increases when pilgrimage and bathing are performed at the proper sacred time aligned with the lunar calendar.
The ‘excellent tīrtha’ in context is Śikhitīrtha on the Narmadā.
Bathe (snāna) in the Narmadā on Āśvayuja (Āśvina) bright-half pratipat after going to the tīrtha.