Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86
पक्षान्तेऽथ व्यतीपाते वै धृतौ रविसंक्रमे । दिनक्षये गजच्छायां ग्रहणे भास्करस्य च
pakṣānte'tha vyatīpāte vai dhṛtau ravisaṃkrame | dinakṣaye gajacchāyāṃ grahaṇe bhāskarasya ca
পক্ষান্তত, ব্যতীপাত যোগত, ধৃতি যোগত, ৰবিসংক্রমণত, দিনক্ষয়ত, ‘গজচ্ছায়া’ বুলি কোৱা সময়ত, আৰু সূৰ্যগ্ৰহণতো—এইসমূহ তীৰ্থত পবিত্ৰ কৰ্মৰ বাবে বিশেষ ফলদায়ক ক্ষণ।
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: sangam
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: A river confluence at twilight with pilgrims preparing for snāna; the sky shows an eclipse disc and zodiacal motifs; priests mark saṅkrānti with lamps and kalasha; a shadow motif suggests ‘gaja-chāyā’.
FAQs
Sacred geography becomes even more fruitful when approached at spiritually charged times; timing intensifies tīrtha-merit.
The Revā Khaṇḍa context points to the Revā (Narmadā) region and its saṅgama-tīrthas, where rites are praised as especially meritorious.
The verse lists auspicious occasions—saṅkrānti, vyatīpāta, dhṛti, twilight, and solar eclipse—implying these are recommended times for snāna, japa, and other tīrtha-observances.