Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
अनेनैव विमानेन त्रयो वापि यथासुखम् । ममापि च वरो जातो यः शापान्नारदोद्भवात् । यज्ञभागो मया प्राप्तो देवानामपि दुर्लभः । पौर्णमासीदिने प्राप्ते विशेषात्स्त्रीजनैः कृतः
anenaiva vimānena trayo vāpi yathāsukham | mamāpi ca varo jāto yaḥ śāpānnāradodbhavāt | yajñabhāgo mayā prāpto devānāmapi durlabhaḥ | paurṇamāsīdine prāpte viśeṣātstrījanaiḥ kṛtaḥ
“याच विमानाने आम्ही तिघेही यथासुख फिरू. आणि नारदापासून उद्भवलेल्या शापामुळे माझ्याही वाट्याला वर आला आहे—देवांनाही दुर्लभ असा यज्ञभाग मला प्राप्त झाला आहे, विशेषतः पौर्णिमेच्या दिवशी स्त्रिया तो करीत असता.”
Audumbarī (contextual; continuing the announcement of merits/boons)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial vimāna poised above a sacred landscape; three travelers converse; a divine figure speaks of a boon arising from Nārada’s curse—receiving a share in sacrifice—highlighting a pūrṇimā rite performed by women.
FAQs
Merit (puṇya) accrues through properly timed and duly performed rites; even exceptional boons and sacrificial privileges can arise through dharmic acts.
The surrounding narrative belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, where yajña and tīrtha-merit are intertwined.
A paurṇamāsī (full-moon day) performance of ritual acts—explicitly noting women as performers—connected with obtaining a rare yajña-bhāga (sacrificial share).