Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
पुष्यमासे ह्यमावास्यामेकादश्यामथापि वा । प्राप्ते प्रावृषि काले च ज्ञात्वा कन्यागतं रविम्
puṣyamāse hyamāvāsyāmekādaśyāmathāpi vā | prāpte prāvṛṣi kāle ca jñātvā kanyāgataṃ ravim
Pada bulan Puṣya—pada hari Amāvāsyā (bulan baharu) atau juga pada Ekādaśī—dan ketika musim hujan telah tiba, dengan mengetahui bahawa Suria memasuki Kanyā (Virgo)…
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa watching the sky and consulting a pañcāṅga; monsoon clouds gather (prāvṛṣ); the Sun is depicted entering Virgo (Kanyā) in a zodiac wheel; a new-moon night ambience with lamps along the shore/ghats.
FAQs
Dharma includes right timing (kāla): specific tithis, months, seasons, and solar transits are sanctified for tīrtha-rites.
The surrounding passage concerns Devikā-taṭa/Bhūdhara in Prabhāsakṣetra; this verse sets the auspicious times for observance there.
It prescribes auspicious timing: Puṣya month on Amāvāsyā or Ekādaśī, during the rainy season, especially when the Sun is in Kanyā (Virgo).