Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87
अद्य माघचतुर्दश्यां शुक्लायामपरोऽपि यः । देवीमिमां च संपूज्य जलेऽस्मिन्भक्तिसंयुतः
adya māghacaturdaśyāṃ śuklāyāmaparo'pi yaḥ | devīmimāṃ ca saṃpūjya jale'sminbhaktisaṃyutaḥ
“آج ماہِ ماغھ کی روشن (شُکل) چودھویں کو، جو کوئی بھی—خواہ کوئی اور شخص ہی کیوں نہ ہو—اس دیوی کی پوری پوجا کرے اور بھکتی سے بھر کر اس پانی میں (غسل کرے)…۔”
Tripurāntaka (Śiva), inferred (continuing instruction)
Tirtha: Devīkuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A festival-like sacred day at Devīkuṇḍa: devotees gather on Māgha śukla caturdaśī, offering flowers and lamps to the Goddess, then entering the shimmering water with folded hands and focused devotion.
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Auspicious calendrical moments (tithi) magnify devotion when paired with goddess-worship at a sanctified tīrtha.
The holy waters associated with Devīkuṇḍa, where Devī-pūjā is to be performed.
Devī-pūjā on Māgha Śukla Caturdaśī, connected with a devotional act in the sacred water (snāna/entry implied).