Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
चातुर्मास्यं विधानेन दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ । नियमेन क्षिपेद्यस्तु तस्य तुष्यति केशवः
cāturmāsyaṃ vidhānena daityasūdanasannidhau | niyamena kṣipedyastu tasya tuṣyati keśavaḥ
Sesiapa yang, di hadapan Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu), menunaikan nazar Cāturmāsya menurut tatacara yang benar dan melalui tempoh itu dengan disiplin serta pengendalian diri—Keśava berkenan kepadanya.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration commonly via Sūta to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daityasūdana-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim resides near the Daityasūdana shrine through the four months, living simply, performing daily worship, maintaining restraints; Keśava is envisioned as inwardly pleased.
FAQs
Sustained discipline (niyama) over four months, aligned with scriptural procedure, is a direct means to gain Viṣṇu’s pleasure.
Prabhāsakṣetra, described as the locale of Daityasūdana’s presence where Cāturmāsya becomes especially fruitful.
Cāturmāsya vrata performed “vidhānena” (as prescribed) with niyamas, in Viṣṇu’s proximity.