Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
स्त्रीभिराराधिता दास्ये सौभाग्यं सुपतिं सुतान् । चैत्रे चापि तृतीयायां स्नात्वा शीतेन वारिणा
strībhirārādhitā dāsye saubhāgyaṃ supatiṃ sutān | caitre cāpi tṛtīyāyāṃ snātvā śītena vāriṇā
स्त्रीभिराराधिता अहं दास्ये सौभाग्यं सुपतिं सुतान्; चैत्रमासे तृतीयायां शीतेन वारिणा स्नात्वा…
Śrī Devī (the Goddess)
Type: kund
Scene: Women at dawn on Caitra tṛtīyā perform a cool-water bath, then approach a Kumāra shrine with offerings; the atmosphere is springlike, fragrant, and auspicious.
FAQs
Devotional worship of Devī supports gṛhastha-dharma, promising auspicious marital fortune and progeny.
No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on a calendrical observance (Caitra tṛtīyā) rather than a location.
Bathing (snāna) with cool water on Caitra śukla/kr̥ṣṇa tṛtīyā (third lunar day) as part of Devī’s worship observance.