Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
अभक्ताय च नाख्येयं नास्तिकाय श्रुतिद्रुहे । अमावास्या यदा सोम जायते सोमवासरे
abhaktāya ca nākhyeyaṃ nāstikāya śrutidruhe | amāvāsyā yadā soma jāyate somavāsare
កុំបង្ហាញសេចក្តីនេះដល់អ្នកគ្មានភក្តី ហើយកុំប្រាប់ដល់អ្នកនាស្ទិកដែលក្បត់វេដ។ ឱ សោមា ពេលណាអមាវាស្យា (ថ្ងៃខែដាច់) ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃចន្ទ—
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma (Candra)
Scene: A solemn instruction scene: the teacher raises a hand in caution, indicating secrecy; in the sky a dark new-moon night is implied, with Monday’s lunar symbolism; a manuscript is partially covered, signifying restricted knowledge.
FAQs
Sacred teachings require adhikāra—faith and reverence for śruti are prerequisites for receiving esoteric observances.
The context remains the Candreśvara-liṅga tradition in Kāśī, now introducing a special calendrical conjunction.
A special focus is introduced: Amāvāsyā occurring on Somavāra (Monday), to be followed by a specific observance described next.