Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
पापहा सर्वमासेषु चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः । इदं रहस्यं वेदानां पुराणानामनेकशः
pāpahā sarvamāseṣu cāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ | idaṃ rahasyaṃ vedānāṃ purāṇānāmanekaśaḥ
یہ ہر مہینے گناہوں کو مٹاتا ہے—خصوصاً مقدس چاتُرمَاس کے زمانے میں۔ یہ ویدوں اور متعدد پرانوں کا وہ راز ہے جو بار بار بیان کیا گیا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Cāturmāsya-kāla (sacred season)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Monsoon-to-autumn progression: four panels of the Cāturmāsya months with a devotee steadily chanting before a lamp and tulasī; above, palm-leaf manuscripts labeled ‘Veda’ and ‘Purāṇa’ signify the ‘rahasya’ teaching.
FAQs
Timing matters in dharma: spiritual practice is always purifying, yet Cāturmāsya is singled out as exceptionally potent for removing sin.
This verse highlights a sacred time-period (Cāturmāsya) rather than a named geographical tīrtha.
It recommends undertaking the praised spiritual discipline particularly during Cāturmāsya for heightened pāpa-kṣaya (sin-removal).