Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
यो विना नियमं मर्त्यो व्रतं वा जाप्यमेव वा । चतुर्मासान्नयेन्मूर्खो जीवन्नपि मृतो हि सः
yo vinā niyamaṃ martyo vrataṃ vā jāpyameva vā | caturmāsānnayenmūrkho jīvannapi mṛto hi saḥ
စည်းကမ်းမရှိဘဲ၊ ဝရတ (အဓိဋ္ဌာန်) မရှိဘဲ၊ မန္တရဇာပ (ရွတ်ဆိုခြင်း) မရှိဘဲ စတုရမాస လေးလကို ဖြတ်သန်းသည့် မိုက်မဲသော လူသားသည် အသက်ရှင်နေသော်လည်း အမှန်တကယ် သေသူနှင့်တူ၏။
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A contrast scene: one person idly sleeping through rainy months while another performs japa by a lamp; a subtle allegory of ‘living dead’ vs ‘awake devotee’.
FAQs
Sacred time must be honored with practice; neglect of vow or japa during Cāturmāsya is portrayed as spiritual lifelessness.
No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching exalts Cāturmāsya as a uniquely significant religious season.
At minimum, observe a niyama, undertake a vrata, or perform japa during the four-month period.
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