विपुलां संपदं तस्मै प्रीतो दद्यान्महेश्वरः । द्वितीयायां तिथौ मर्त्यो यो न कुर्यान्महालयम्
vipulāṃ saṃpadaṃ tasmai prīto dadyānmaheśvaraḥ | dvitīyāyāṃ tithau martyo yo na kuryānmahālayam
Dengan perkenan-Nya, Maheśvara mengurniakan kepadanya kemakmuran yang melimpah. Namun insan yang pada tithi kedua (Dvitīyā) tidak melaksanakan upacara Mahālaya…
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Setu performs Mahālaya rites on Dvitīyā; Śiva, pleased, bestows prosperity—contrasted with the implied peril of neglect.
Dharma performed at the proper time yields both material stability and divine approval; neglect is spiritually risky.
Setu-kṣetra (Setukhaṇḍa) provides the sacred-pilgrimage backdrop for the Mahālaya teaching.
Perform Mahālaya on Dvitīyā-tithi; the verse contrasts Śiva’s reward with the consequence of omission (continued in the next verse).
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