Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
आश्विनस्य सिते पक्षे संप्राप्ते नवमीदिने । उपवासपरा या मां निशीथे पूजयिष्यति । तस्याः सौभाग्यमत्युग्रं सर्वदा वै भविष्यति
āśvinasya site pakṣe saṃprāpte navamīdine | upavāsaparā yā māṃ niśīthe pūjayiṣyati | tasyāḥ saubhāgyamatyugraṃ sarvadā vai bhaviṣyati
Pada paruh terang bulan Āśvina, tatkala tiba hari kesembilan, wanita yang tekun berpuasa dan memuja-Ku pada tengah malam—tuah dan keberuntungannya akan amat dahsyat, sentiasa adanya.
Devī (continuing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Midnight on Āśvina śukla navamī: a fasting woman worships Devī by lamp-light; the shrine glows with intensified Śakti, promising ‘atyugra’ saubhāgya.
FAQs
Sacred time (tithi and month) combined with disciplined worship at a holy place is portrayed as greatly amplifying auspicious merit.
The Devi’s tīrtha described in Adhyāya 86 of Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, where time-specific worship is praised.
Fasting and performing the Goddess’s pūjā at niśītha (midnight) on Āśvina-śukla Navamī.