Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या चैत्रषष्ठ्यां सुभावतः । शुक्लायां तस्य संतुष्टिं कुरुते बर्हिवाहनः
yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā caitraṣaṣṭhyāṃ subhāvataḥ | śuklāyāṃ tasya saṃtuṣṭiṃ kurute barhivāhanaḥ
जो शुद्ध भावाने चैत्र शुद्ध पक्षातील षष्ठीला भक्तीपूर्वक त्यांची पूजा करतो, त्याच्यावर बर्हिवाहन स्कंद प्रसन्न होतात.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee offers flowers at a Skanda shrine on bright-fortnight Ṣaṣṭhī; Skanda as Barhivāhana is envisioned radiant, youthful, with spear (śakti/vel) and peacock emblem, bestowing satisfaction.
FAQs
Devotion performed at the right sacred time (tithi and month) becomes especially efficacious and wins the deity’s grace.
Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where Skanda’s worship on Caitra Ṣaṣṭhī is praised.
Perform Skanda pūjā with devotion on Caitra Ṣaṣṭhī in the bright fortnight (śukla-pakṣa).