Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
पौषे नारायणं देवं माघमासे तु माधवम् । गोविन्दं फाल्गुने मासि विष्णुं चैत्रे समर्चयेत्
pauṣe nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ māghamāse tu mādhavam | govindaṃ phālgune māsi viṣṇuṃ caitre samarcayet
पौषात देव नारायणाची, माघ महिन्यात माधवाची, फाल्गुनात गोविंदाची आणि चैत्रात विष्णूची यथाविधी समर्चना करावी।
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A four-panel sequence showing the same Viṣṇu icon receiving offerings, with month banners: Pauṣa–Nārāyaṇa, Māgha–Mādhava, Phālguna–Govinda, Caitra–Viṣṇu; seasonal cues shift subtly in each panel.
FAQs
Time itself becomes sacred when each month is linked to a specific form-name of Viṣṇu and worship is made regular.
The focus is calendrical devotion (māsa-dharma), not a named pilgrimage site; it is taught within Revā Khaṇḍa.
Monthly pūjā: Nārāyaṇa in Pauṣa, Mādhava in Māgha, Govinda in Phālguna, Viṣṇu in Caitra.