Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 44
श्रीव्यास उवाच । भगवन्ब्रूहि तत्त्वेन तस्य चन्द्रहरेः शुभाम् । उत्पत्तिं च तथा चंद्रव्रतस्योद्यापने विधिम्
śrīvyāsa uvāca | bhagavanbrūhi tattvena tasya candrahareḥ śubhām | utpattiṃ ca tathā caṃdravratasyodyāpane vidhim
ศรีวยาสกล่าวว่า: ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า โปรดตรัสบอกตามความจริงถึงกำเนิดอันเป็นมงคลของจันทรหริ และโปรดแสดงวิธีอุทยาปนะ คือพิธีปิดท้ายจันทรวรตด้วย
Śrī Vyāsa
Tirtha: Candrahari (to be explained)
Type: temple
Listener: Agastya (implied as respondent in next verse)
Scene: A teaching assembly: Vyāsa respectfully questions a revered sage about Candrahari’s origin and the udyāpana of Candra-vrata; manuscripts, kuśa grass seats, and a calm hermitage setting.
FAQs
Authentic dharma requires knowing both the sacred origin (utpatti) and the correct ritual method (vidhi).
Ayodhyā, through inquiry into the Candrahari manifestation connected to the locale.
Request for the udyāpana-vidhi (completion procedure) of the Candra-vrata.