Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
पितरस्तस्य तुष्यंति गयाश्राद्धशतैर्न तु । कार्तिके मासि संप्राप्ते स्नानादि कुरुते यदि
pitarastasya tuṣyaṃti gayāśrāddhaśatairna tu | kārtike māsi saṃprāpte snānādi kurute yadi
ترضى أسلافه وتطمئن—بل أكثر من مئات شرادها غايا. وإنْ أتى شهر كارتِّيكا فقام هنا بالاغتسال وسائر العبادات والالتزامات، كان الثواب عظيمًا جدًّا.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Two-part sacred tableau: (1) śrāddha at the water’s edge with pitṛs shown as subtle satisfied presences; (2) Kārttika dawn snāna with rows of lamps along the ghat and pilgrims performing vows.
FAQs
Tīrtha-based śrāddha and Kārttika observances bring exceptional pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction) and spiritual merit.
Koṭitīrtha (context), whose rites are said to surpass even repeated Gayā-śrāddha in effect.
Perform śrāddha for ancestors; in Kārttika, undertake snāna and allied religious observances at the tīrtha.