Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
एते च नियमाः सर्वे शक्यंते यदि भो द्विजाः । कर्तुं च चतुरो मासानेकस्मिन्वाऽपि कार्त्तिके
ete ca niyamāḥ sarve śakyaṃte yadi bho dvijāḥ | kartuṃ ca caturo māsānekasminvā'pi kārttike
ಹೇ ದ್ವಿಜರೇ, ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವುದು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದರೆ, ಅವನ್ನು ಚತುರ್ಮಾಸಗಳವರೆಗೆ—ಅಥವಾ ಕನಿಷ್ಠ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಸ ಮಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಾದರೂ—ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born)
Scene: A teacher addressing assembled dvijas, pointing to a lunar calendar/seasonal cycle, emphasizing Cāturmāsya and the single month of Kārtika as a concentrated window of merit.
FAQs
Even when full observance is difficult, Purāṇic dharma encourages a practicable minimum—especially Kārtika—as a concentrated opportunity for merit.
The verse glorifies sacred time (Kārtika/Cāturmāsya) within a Māhātmya discourse; no single named tirtha appears here.
Undertake the listed niyamas for the full four-month period, or at minimum observe them during the month of Kārtika.