Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
गच्छ रैवतकं शैलं यत्र दामोदरः स्थितः । कृत्वा मासोपवासं तु द्विजो दामोदराग्रतः
gaccha raivatakaṃ śailaṃ yatra dāmodaraḥ sthitaḥ | kṛtvā māsopavāsaṃ tu dvijo dāmodarāgrataḥ
จงไปยังเขาไรเวตกะ ที่ซึ่งทาโมทระประทับอยู่ พราหมณ์ผู้ถืออุโบสถตลอดหนึ่งเดือนต่อหน้าท่านทาโมทระ ย่อมได้ผลบุญดังที่กล่าวไว้
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Raivataka-śaila
Type: peak
Scene: A pilgrim ascends the sacred Raivataka mountain path toward a Dāmodara shrine; he is lean from a month-long fast, carrying a water pot and prayer beads, standing before the deity in reverent stillness.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with disciplined vrata (fasting) before the deity is presented as a powerful purifier and merit-bestower.
Mount Raivataka, identified as the place where Dāmodara resides within the Prabhāsa sacred geography.
Māsa-upavāsa: observing a month-long fast in the presence of Dāmodara.