Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
यो विना नियमं मर्त्यो व्रतं वा जाप्यमेव वा । चतुर्मासान्नयेन्मूर्खो जीवन्नपि मृतो हि सः
yo vinā niyamaṃ martyo vrataṃ vā jāpyameva vā | caturmāsānnayenmūrkho jīvannapi mṛto hi saḥ
ನಿಯಮವಿಲ್ಲದೆ—ವ್ರತವೂ ಜಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ—ಚಾತುರ್ಮಾಸದ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪವಿತ್ರ ತಿಂಗಳುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಳೆಯುವ ಮೂಢನು, ಬದುಕಿದ್ದರೂ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಮೃತನ ಸಮಾನನು।
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A contrast scene: one person idly sleeping through rainy months while another performs japa by a lamp; a subtle allegory of ‘living dead’ vs ‘awake devotee’.
FAQs
Sacred time must be honored with practice; neglect of vow or japa during Cāturmāsya is portrayed as spiritual lifelessness.
No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching exalts Cāturmāsya as a uniquely significant religious season.
At minimum, observe a niyama, undertake a vrata, or perform japa during the four-month period.