Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
चातुर्मास्ये समायाते हरिं यः प्रणमेद्बुधः । कृतार्थास्तस्य विबुधा यावज्जीवं वरप्रदाः
cāturmāsye samāyāte hariṃ yaḥ praṇamedbudhaḥ | kṛtārthāstasya vibudhā yāvajjīvaṃ varapradāḥ
चातुर्मास्ये समुपस्थिते यः बुधो हरिं प्रणमति, तस्मै विबुधाः कृतार्था भवन्ति, यावज्जीवं वरान् प्रददति।
Sūta (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration typically via Sūta to sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee with folded hands bows to Hari during the rainy-season Cāturmāsya; devas above appear satisfied, extending boon-bestowing hands; temple lamps glow amid monsoon clouds.
FAQs
Simple devotion—bowing to Hari in Cāturmāsya—draws lasting divine favor and support.
No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on the sacred time (Cāturmāsya) and Hari worship.
Praṇāma (reverential bowing) to Hari during Cāturmāsya.
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