Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
वृद्ध्यादौ वाथ चांते वा ताभ्यां पूजां करोति यः । न तस्य जायते च्छिद्रं कथंचिदपि भूतले
vṛddhyādau vātha cāṃte vā tābhyāṃ pūjāṃ karoti yaḥ | na tasya jāyate cchidraṃ kathaṃcidapi bhūtale
جو شخص خوشحالی کے آغاز میں یا پھر اس کے انجام پر اُن دونوں کی پوجا کرے، زمین پر کسی حال میں اُس پر کوئی ‘چھیدر’ یعنی آفت نہیں آتی۔
Sūta (continued narration context)
Tirtha: Ambāvṛddhā (Mahodaya-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder offers flowers, incense, and a lamp to two guardian figures—once at the start of a prosperous phase (new harvest/venture) and again during decline—depicted as two panels: bright abundance and subdued austerity, both anchored by the same steady worship.
FAQs
Prosperity is to be sanctified by worship; devotion stabilizes fortune and guards against downfall.
Ambāvṛddhā kṣetra (context), where worship of the two protectors is said to grant protection.
Perform pūjā to the two deities at key life-moments—when prosperity begins or when it wanes.