Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चैत्रमासि नरो यस्तु तमाराधयते द्विजाः । नृत्यगीतप्रवाद्यैश्च त्रिकालं विहितक्षणः । स नूनं तत्प्रसादेन गन्धर्वाधिपतिर्भवेत् १
caitramāsi naro yastu tamārādhayate dvijāḥ | nṛtyagītapravādyaiśca trikālaṃ vihitakṣaṇaḥ | sa nūnaṃ tatprasādena gandharvādhipatirbhavet 1
Wahai para dwija, sesiapa yang menyembah-Nya pada bulan Caitra—pada tiga waktu setiap hari, dengan tata tertib yang ditetapkan serta dengan tarian, nyanyian dan bunyi-bunyian—dengan rahmat Tuhan itu, pasti menjadi ketua para Gandharva.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Durvāsas-sthāpita liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: dvijāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A Caitra-month temple festival at the liṅga: devotees perform nṛtya and gīta with vīṇā, mṛdaṅga, and cymbals; tri-kāla scenes show morning lamps, midday offerings, and evening ārati; Śiva’s grace manifests as celestial gandharvas above.
FAQs
Joyful devotional service—performed with discipline at proper times—draws extraordinary grace and upliftment.
The worship is tied to the Durvāsas-established liṅga within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
Worship in Caitra with trikāla observance, offering dance, song, and instrumental music as devotional service.