Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 75
भाद्रे मासि सिते पक्षे पंचम्यां नियतव्रतः । तस्य सांवत्सरी यात्रा कर्त्तव्या विधिपूर्विका
bhādre māsi site pakṣe paṃcamyāṃ niyatavrataḥ | tasya sāṃvatsarī yātrā karttavyā vidhipūrvikā
பாத்ர மாதம் சுக்ல பக்ஷத்தின் பஞ்சமி திதியில், நியமவிரதம் கொண்ட பக்தன் விதிப்பூர்வமாக ஆண்டுதோறும் தீர்த்தயாத்திரை செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (annual yātrā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims in white garments with water-pots and tulasī malas enter Ayodhyā at dawn on Bhādrapada śukla pañcamī, taking sankalpa before a Vaiṣṇava shrine; banners, conch, and orderly procession indicate ‘sāṃvatsarī yātrā’.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced through disciplined, time-bound observances—pilgrimage aligned with sacred calendrical moments.
Ayodhyā tīrthas in this Adhyāya, especially the Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa circuit implied by context.
Undertake an annual yātrā on Bhādrapada śukla pañcamī, following proper ritual procedure.