Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42
तेऽपि दिव्यविमानेन क्रीडन्ते कल्पसंख्यया । दीपाष्टकं तु यः कुर्यादष्टमीं च चतुर्दशीम्
te'pi divyavimānena krīḍante kalpasaṃkhyayā | dīpāṣṭakaṃ tu yaḥ kuryādaṣṭamīṃ ca caturdaśīm
Mereka juga bersuka ria di atas wimana ilahi selama hitungan kalpa. Dan sesiapa yang menyediakan persembahan lapan pelita pada tithi Aṣṭamī dan Caturdaśī—
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra (contextual) / Māṇḍaveśvara area
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at a riverbank shrine arrange eight oil lamps in a symmetrical arc before a liṅga/altar; above, a luminous vimāna appears as a promised fruit, with a night sky and reflected lamp-light on water.
FAQs
Even simple acts like lamp offerings, timed with sacred lunar days, are praised as leading to exalted heavenly rewards.
The Revā Khaṇḍa temple-tīrtha environment where lamp offerings are performed (Māṇḍavyeśvara/Nārāyaṇa setting).
Performing dīpāṣṭaka—an offering of eight lamps—on aṣṭamī and caturdaśī tithis.