Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66
वर्षार्धं वर्षमेकं वा सिद्धास्ते तत्त्वचारिणः । आश्वयुक्छुक्लपक्षे च मन्वादिष्वष्टकासु च
varṣārdhaṃ varṣamekaṃ vā siddhāste tattvacāriṇaḥ | āśvayukchuklapakṣe ca manvādiṣvaṣṭakāsu ca
Selepas setengah tahun atau setahun, mereka menjadi siddha—pengamal sejati yang teguh pada hakikat. Terutama pada paruh terang bulan Āśvayuja dan pada hari-hari Aṣṭakā bermula dengan Manvādi.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A band of disciplined sādhakas at Prabhāsa performing dawn rites; lunar-bright Āśvayuja śukla sky; a calendar-marked Aṣṭakā day; ascetics with japa-mālā and water-vessels near the sea/temple precinct.
FAQs
Steady practice over time—aligned with auspicious calendrical moments—ripens into spiritual accomplishment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the Māhātmya context in which these timings and fruits of practice are taught.
Maintain Caṇḍikā-japa discipline for half a year or a year, with special observance in Āśvayuja bright fortnight and on Manvādi-related Aṣṭakā days.