Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य माघमास उपस्थिते । रात्रौ सोऽध्ययनं चक्र उपाध्यायगृहं गतः
kasyacittvatha kālasya māghamāsa upasthite | rātrau so'dhyayanaṃ cakra upādhyāyagṛhaṃ gataḥ
பின்னர் ஒரு காலத்தில், மாக மாதம் வந்தபோது, அவன் இரவில் ஆசானின் இல்லத்திற்குச் சென்று படிப்பை மேற்கொண்டான்।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: A young student, wrapped in a simple cloth, walks through a quiet Māgha night toward his guru’s house; a small oil lamp glows as palm-leaf manuscripts are read in a hushed courtyard.
FAQs
Dharma is cultivated through disciplined learning and reverence toward the teacher, especially in auspicious sacred times like Māgha.
No site is named in this verse; it marks sacred time (Māgha) within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative.
No explicit prescription; it mentions adhyayana (study/recitation) undertaken during Māgha.