Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
संपूर्णैकादशी भूत्वा प्रत्यऽहं वर्द्धते यदि । दर्शश्च पौर्णमासी च पक्षवृद्धिस्तथोच्यते
saṃpūrṇaikādaśī bhūtvā pratya'haṃ varddhate yadi | darśaśca paurṇamāsī ca pakṣavṛddhistathocyate
إذا كانت الإكادشي تامّة ثم أخذت تمتدّ يومًا بعد يوم، فإن يوم المحاق (دارشا) ويوم البدر (بورناماسي) يُقال لهما «پكشاڤردّهي»، أي إطالة نصف الشهر القمري.
Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa with a pañcāṅga explains the rare calendrical phenomenon of pakṣavṛddhi—when tithis like darśa and paurṇamāsī are ‘lengthened’—to pilgrims preparing for observances in Dvārakā.
FAQs
Dharma includes right timing; understanding sacred calendrical conditions supports accurate vrata practice.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Dvārakā Māhātmya frame.
A definition: the condition termed pakṣavṛddhi, relevant for determining observance days like darśa and paurṇamāsī.