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
ពេលឯកាទសីនៅពេលថ្ងៃរះមានរយៈពេលខ្លី ហើយត្រាយោទសីបង្ហាញនៅចុងក្រោយ ដោយមានទ្វាទសីពេញលេញនៅកណ្ដាល—នេះហៅថា ត្រីស្ព្រឹសា ដែលជាទីស្រឡាញ់របស់ព្រះហរិ។
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.