Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
तस्मात्पक्षं क्षयं यातु पक्षं वृद्धिं प्रगच्छतु । येन ते स्याद्वचः सत्यं मत्प्रसादसमन्वितम्
tasmātpakṣaṃ kṣayaṃ yātu pakṣaṃ vṛddhiṃ pragacchatu | yena te syādvacaḥ satyaṃ matprasādasamanvitam
پس ایک پکش میں کمی ہو اور دوسرے پکش میں بڑھوتری ہو، تاکہ تمہارا بیان سچ ثابت ہو، اور وہ میرے فضل سے آراستہ رہے۔
Śiva (continuing his decree)
Listener: Candra (and Dakṣa as beneficiary)
Scene: Śiva declares the lunar cycle: one fortnight wanes, the other waxes; the Moon is shown with alternating crescents, embodying both curse and blessing.
FAQs
Cosmic rhythms reflect divine governance; balance (waxing and waning) is established to harmonize truth, karma, and grace.
It supports the Somēśvara tīrtha-liṅga framework of the chapter, linking lunar order with Śiva’s sacred presence across tīrthas.
Implied devotional timing: lunar fortnights and Somavāra (Monday) become auspicious frameworks for Śiva worship, though not detailed here.