Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
अस्यामेव तिथौ सोमः शिवयोगश्च तैतिलम् । षड्योगः शक्तिच्छिद्रेयो दिनं रुद्रं जपन्निशि । स्नात्वात्र सशरीरो वै रुद्रलोकं व्रजीष्यति
asyāmeva tithau somaḥ śivayogaśca taitilam | ṣaḍyogaḥ śakticchidreyo dinaṃ rudraṃ japanniśi | snātvātra saśarīro vai rudralokaṃ vrajīṣyati
“Neste mesmo tithi, quando Soma (a Lua) e o Śiva-yoga coincidem—com o auspicioso tilam (observância do sésamo) e o yoga sêxtuplo em Śakticchidra—quem passar o dia em japa de Rudra e a noite em adoração, e aqui se banhar, irá deveras a Rudra-loka, até mesmo com o corpo.”
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śakticchidra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: A devotee at Śakticchidra: by day chanting Rudra-mantras with rosary; by night keeping vigil with lamps before Kapāleśvara and Devī; the moon overhead signifies Soma; subtle celestial geometry hints at yogas; final vision of Rudra-loka ascent.
FAQs
When time (tithi-yoga) and place (tīrtha) align, concentrated japa, worship, and bathing are said to yield the highest Śaiva goal.
Śakticchidra, in the proximity of Kapāleśvara, presented as exceptionally potent.
On the specified tithi with Śiva-yoga: observe sesame-rite, perform Rudra-japa by day, worship by night, and bathe at the tīrtha.