[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.17.162 # Skandapurana 16.17.162 Skandapurāṇa 16.17.162 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.17.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.162) māghamāse naro yastu saptamyāṃ ravivāsare .. kṛṣṇapakṣe mahādevi jāgaraṃ śraddhayā''caret .. arkasthalasamīpe tu sa yāti paramāṃ gatim .. 162 .. > Whatever man faithfully keeps a vigil on the seventh day \[of the lunar fortnight\] falling on a Sunday / in the dark fortnight of the month of Māgha, O great goddess, / near Arkasthala, he goes to the supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.17.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.161) - [Next: 16.17.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.163) - [Up: 16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.17.162) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.17.162) · Pramāṇa