Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
रोहिणीसहिता ये न द्वादशी समुपोषिता । महापातकसंयुक्तः कल्पांते नाकमाप्नुयात्
rohiṇīsahitā ye na dvādaśī samupoṣitā | mahāpātakasaṃyuktaḥ kalpāṃte nākamāpnuyāt
ரோஹிணி இணைந்த த்வாதசியில் யார் முறையாக உபவாசம் செய்யவில்லையோ, அவர் மகாபாதகங்களில் பிணைந்தவராய் இருந்து, கல்பாந்தத்திலும் ஸ்வர்க்கத்தை அடையார்.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee stands before a pañcāṅga and temple lamp, realizing the Rohiṇī–Dvādaśī conjunction; the scene contrasts disciplined fasting with the shadow of Yama’s realm implied by neglect.
FAQs
Neglect of a highly sanctified vrata-time (Dvādaśī with Rohiṇī) is warned against as spiritually damaging.
The instruction appears within Dvārakā-māhātmya, framing vrata-observance as part of Dvārakā’s sacred discipline.
Observe a proper fast on Dvādaśī, especially when it coincides with Rohiṇī nakṣatra.