Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
स विष्णु वल्लभो दीपः सर्वदा पापहारकः । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण कामनासिद्धिकारकः
sa viṣṇu vallabho dīpaḥ sarvadā pāpahārakaḥ | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa kāmanāsiddhikārakaḥ
विष्णूला प्रिय असा तो दीप सदैव पापहरण करणारा आहे; आणि चातुर्मासात विशेषतः मनोकामना सिद्ध करणारा ठरतो.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-dīpa (rite-centered)
Type: ghat
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A devotee lights a lamp before Viṣṇu; dark smoke-like forms of sin dissolve into the lamp’s radiance; during monsoon months, the temple glows with rows of lamps symbolizing intensified fruit.
FAQs
Devotional offerings like lighting a lamp are not symbolic alone; they are presented as concrete dharmic acts that cleanse wrongdoing and support life-goals when aligned with sacred time.
The verse praises the act of offering a lamp to Viṣṇu (typically in a temple setting) rather than naming a particular tirtha in this line.
Offer a lamp (dīpa) to Viṣṇu, with heightened emphasis and expected fruit during the Cāturmāsya period.
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