Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89
वर्षमध्ये प्रकुर्वीत तथा सुप्ते जनार्द्दने । पौषे च लुप्तं कृत्वा च श्रौतं स्मार्त्तं करोति यः
varṣamadhye prakurvīta tathā supte janārddane | pauṣe ca luptaṃ kṛtvā ca śrautaṃ smārttaṃ karoti yaḥ
Sesiapa yang melakukan upacara demikian di pertengahan musim hujan, atau ketika Janārdana (Viṣṇu) dianggap ‘beradu’ dalam yoga-nidrā; dan pada bulan Pauṣa menganggap amalan itu telah luput namun tetap meneruskan ritual Śrauta dan Smārta—maka ia bertindak bertentangan dengan waktu dan peraturan yang wajar.
Unspecified (didactic passage within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Scene: Monsoon clouds over a village; a ritualist attempting to conduct solemn rites while a symbolic Viṣṇu rests on Śeṣa (śayana) in a side vignette; a calendar/panchāṅga motif shows Pauṣa and Cāturmāsya markers; tension between human haste and cosmic rhythm.
FAQs
Dharma is sensitive to sacred time: rites done against calendrical rule are portrayed as improper and spiritually risky.
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is ritual calendar discipline within the Dharmāraṇya setting.
It cautions against performing certain śrauta/smārta rites during the rainy season, during Viṣṇu’s ‘sleep’, and after declaring an observance lapsed in Pauṣa.