Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
लक्ष्मीरुवाच । एवं मया कृता देव सा तृतीया यथोदिता । नभस्ये मासि संप्राप्ते भक्त्या परमया विभो
lakṣmīruvāca | evaṃ mayā kṛtā deva sā tṛtīyā yathoditā | nabhasye māsi saṃprāpte bhaktyā paramayā vibho
لکشمی نے کہا: اے پروردگار! جیسا حکم تھا ویسا ہی میں نے تریتیا کا ورت ادا کیا۔ جب ماہِ نبھسیہ آیا تو، اے قادرِ مطلق، میں نے نہایت عقیدت کے ساتھ اسے انجام دیا۔
Lakṣmī
Listener: Viṣṇu (implied by संबोधन 'विभो')
Scene: Lakṣmī narrates to the Lord her careful performance of a tṛtīyā observance in the month of Nabhāsya, emphasizing exact ritual compliance and intense devotion.
FAQs
Faithful adherence to prescribed observance, performed in the right sacred time (māsa), is portrayed as a powerful vehicle of merit and auspiciousness.
This verse emphasizes the timing (Nabhasya month) and correct performance of the observance within a tīrtha-mahātmya narrative; the site is implied by the surrounding section rather than named here.
Perform the Tṛtīyā observance as taught, particularly when the month of Nabhasya arrives, with supreme devotion.