Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यामुभयोरपि पर्वणोः । संकल्पं विधिवत्कृत्वा प्रातःस्नानं समाचरेत्
aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāmubhayorapi parvaṇoḥ | saṃkalpaṃ vidhivatkṛtvā prātaḥsnānaṃ samācaret
Vào cả hai dịp linh thiêng—ngày mồng tám và ngày mười bốn âm lịch—sau khi lập saṅkalpa đúng nghi thức, hãy thực hiện lễ tắm buổi sớm.
Muni (blind sage; contextual)
Listener: Śārada
Scene: A devotee performs saṅkalpa at dawn on aṣṭamī and caturdaśī, then undertakes the morning bath as part of the vow cycle.
FAQs
A vow becomes spiritually effective through deliberate intention (saṅkalpa) and purity practices like ritual bathing.
No named tīrtha; the act is general and can be performed wherever proper practice is possible.
On Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī, make saṅkalpa properly and perform prātaḥsnāna (morning bath).