Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
ये केचिद्रोगिणो लोके तेषां तद्भेषजं महत् । माघमासे द्वितीयायां दर्शनं तस्य दुर्लभम्
ye kecidrogiṇo loke teṣāṃ tadbheṣajaṃ mahat | māghamāse dvitīyāyāṃ darśanaṃ tasya durlabham
உலகில் எத்தனை நோயாளிகள் இருந்தாலும், அவர்களுக்கு அது மாபெரும் மருந்தாகும்; ஆனால் மாக மாதத்தின் துவிதீயைத் திதியில் அதன் தரிசனம் அரிது.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Aśvineśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A line of sick pilgrims seeking relief; the shrine stands radiant; a calendar motif indicates Māgha month and dvitīyā tithi; the crowd suggests the difficulty/rarity of obtaining darśana on that day.
FAQs
Sacred time (tithi and month) intensifies the fruit of sacred place; rare timing heightens the value of darśana.
Aśvineśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, praised as a ‘medicine’ for the afflicted.
Seek darśana especially on Māgha śukla/kr̥ṣṇa Dvitīyā (the second lunar day), implying a calendrical vrata-like observance.