Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
रोहिणीसहिता ये न द्वादशी समुपोषिता । महापातकसंयुक्तः कल्पांते नाकमाप्नुयात्
rohiṇīsahitā ye na dvādaśī samupoṣitā | mahāpātakasaṃyuktaḥ kalpāṃte nākamāpnuyāt
रोहिणीयुक्त द्वादशीला जो विधिपूर्वक उपवास करीत नाही, तो महापातकांनी युक्त राहतो आणि कल्पांतीही स्वर्ग प्राप्त करीत नाही।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands before a pañcāṅga and temple lamp, realizing the Rohiṇī–Dvādaśī conjunction; the scene contrasts disciplined fasting with the shadow of Yama’s realm implied by neglect.
FAQs
Neglect of a highly sanctified vrata-time (Dvādaśī with Rohiṇī) is warned against as spiritually damaging.
The instruction appears within Dvārakā-māhātmya, framing vrata-observance as part of Dvārakā’s sacred discipline.
Observe a proper fast on Dvādaśī, especially when it coincides with Rohiṇī nakṣatra.