Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
कस्मिन्काले प्रकर्तव्या विधिना केन सन्मुने । सर्वं विस्तरतो ब्रूहि येन तां प्रकरोम्यहम्
kasminkāle prakartavyā vidhinā kena sanmune | sarvaṃ vistarato brūhi yena tāṃ prakaromyaham
“Pada waktu bilakah ia patut dilaksanakan, dan dengan tatacara yang bagaimana, wahai resi yang mulia? Jelaskanlah semuanya dengan terperinci, agar aku dapat melaksanakannya.”
Lakṣmī
Listener: The sage (san-muni)
Scene: A respectful, methodical question to the sage: when to do the vow and how; the devotee seeks a full, step-by-step exposition.
FAQs
Devotion must be paired with correct method—right timing and right procedure are integral to dharmic practice.
No site is mentioned; the focus is on ritual methodology.
An explicit request for the vow’s kāla (when) and vidhi (how), anticipating a step-by-step prescription.