Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
तस्या दर्शनमात्रेण नारी सौभाग्यमामुयात् । ज्येष्ठे मासि सिते पक्षे वृषस्थे च दिवाकरे
tasyā darśanamātreṇa nārī saubhāgyamāmuyāt | jyeṣṭhe māsi site pakṣe vṛṣasthe ca divākare
तिच्या केवळ दर्शनानेच स्त्रीला सौभाग्य प्राप्त होते—विशेषतः ज्येष्ठ महिन्याच्या शुक्ल पक्षात, सूर्य वृष राशीत असताना।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly)
Scene: Women pilgrims approach Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī for darśana during Jyeṣṭha śukla; the sky shows a bright sun-sign motif of Vṛṣabha; offerings of turmeric, vermilion, flowers, and lamps.
FAQs
Darśana at the right sacred time (kāla) amplifies the fruit of devotion and brings auspiciousness.
The shrine/tīrtha of Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā described in Nāgara-khaṇḍa, Tīrtha-māhātmya.
Timing guidance: worship/visit in Jyeṣṭha month, bright fortnight, when the Sun transits Taurus (vṛṣa).