Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
त्वया न पूजिता चेयं कौमार्ये वर्तमानया । यावत्संवत्सरं गौरी तृतीयायां न चाधिकम्
tvayā na pūjitā ceyaṃ kaumārye vartamānayā | yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ gaurī tṛtīyāyāṃ na cādhikam
Kerana engkau, ketika masih dalam dara, tidak memuja Gaurī ini pada hari Tṛtīyā selama genap setahun—dan tidak pula melakukan lebih daripada itu—
Śāṇḍilyā (to Kātyāyanī)
Listener: Kātyāyanī
Scene: A reflective admonition: Kātyāyanī is reminded that in her maidenhood she did not complete the year-long Gaurī worship on tṛtīyā; the scene can show a calendar-like cycle of moons or repeated monthly worship left unfinished.
FAQs
Religious discipline (niyama) and timely observance are presented as crucial for the full fruit of a vow.
No distinct tirtha-name appears in this verse; it functions as a vrata-instruction within the broader tīrtha narrative.
Worship of Gaurī on the tṛtīyā tithi for a continuous period of one year (a year-long vrata).