Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
माघे मासे तृतीयायां यस्तामर्चयते नरः । नारी वा संयता साध्वी सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
māghe māse tṛtīyāyāṃ yastāmarcayate naraḥ | nārī vā saṃyatā sādhvī sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
No mês de Māgha, no dia de Tṛtīyā (o terceiro dia lunar), quem a venerar—seja homem, seja mulher virtuosa e disciplinada—alcançará todos os fins desejados.
Unspecified in snippet (context likely a Purāṇic narrator continuing the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Devamātā Sarasvatī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Pilgrims arrive in Māgha season; a devotee (man or a sādhvī woman) offers flowers, lamps, and white offerings to Devamātā Sarasvatī; the atmosphere is cool, bright, and auspicious, emphasizing tṛtīyā vrata worship.
FAQs
Right worship at the right sacred time, performed with self-restraint and virtue, is said to yield complete fulfillment of righteous desires.
The Devī’s worship connected with Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as per the surrounding Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context).
Devī-arcana (worship) on Māgha month Tṛtīyā; emphasis on saṃyama (self-control) and sādhvī-bhāva (virtuous conduct).