Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
माघे कृष्णचतुर्दश्यां विशेषस्तत्र पूजने । स्नानं दानं जपस्तत्र भवेदक्षयकारकम्
māghe kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ viśeṣastatra pūjane | snānaṃ dānaṃ japastatra bhavedakṣayakārakam
माघ महिन्याच्या कृष्ण चतुर्दशीला तेथे पूजेला विशेष महत्त्व आहे. तेथे केलेले स्नान, दान व जप अक्षय पुण्य देणारे ठरते।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Rāmeśvara/Lakṣmaṇeśvara area)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Pre-dawn Māgha caturdaśī at a sacred water-edge in Prabhāsa: pilgrims bathing, priests guiding dāna, and devotees seated for japa with rosaries; winter haze and lamp-light create a solemn glow.
FAQs
Sacred time (tithi and month) amplifies sacred place: when performed at the right tīrtha and time, dharmic acts yield akṣaya puṇya.
The “there” refers to the Lakṣmaṇeśvara tīrtha/shrine described in this adhyāya.
On Māgha kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī, perform pūjā; additionally undertake snāna, dāna, and japa for imperishable merit.