Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
वसंते नृत्यगीतैश्च तोषयामास पार्वतीम् । षष्ठकालाशना साध्वी सस्यदानपरा यणा
vasaṃte nṛtyagītaiśca toṣayāmāsa pārvatīm | ṣaṣṭhakālāśanā sādhvī sasyadānaparā yaṇā
Pada musim bunga, dia menggembirakan Dewi Pārvatī dengan tarian dan nyanyian. Wanita yang suci itu makan hanya pada waktu keenam dengan pengekangan yang ketat, dan tekun berbakti dalam sedekah bijirin serta hasil tuaian.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In springtime, the devotee performs dance and song before Pārvatī’s shrine amid blossoms; later she gives sacks of grain in charity, maintaining strict, time-bound eating.
FAQs
Bhakti can be expressed through sacred arts, and it is strengthened by restraint and charity.
The chapter belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya setting; the verse itself foregrounds worship-methods rather than naming the site.
Pleasing Pārvatī via dance and song, practicing regulated eating (ṣaṣṭhakālāśanā), and giving grain/produce as dāna.