Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
शापितोऽसि मया प्राणैर्यथा वच्मि तथा कुरु । अहं सदा करिष्यामि दर्शे चोद्दिश्यते पितॄन्
śāpito'si mayā prāṇairyathā vacmi tathā kuru | ahaṃ sadā kariṣyāmi darśe coddiśyate pitṝn
Du bist durch meinen Lebenshauch als feierliches Gebot gebunden: handle genau, wie ich es sage. Ich werde das Ritual stets vollziehen, und am Neumondtag (Amāvāsyā) sollen die Pitṛs, die Ahnen, angerufen und mit Opfergaben bedacht werden.
Devaśarman
Scene: A forceful yet sacred moment: the speaker binds the listener with a life-breath oath and points to ritual implements; a moonless-night motif or a darkened sky hints at amāvāsyā; offerings to unseen ancestors are implied.
FAQs
Ancestral duties are serious obligations; righteous vows must be carried out precisely.
No site is named in this verse; it focuses on timing (darśa/new moon) for Pitṛ rites.
Offering to the Pitṛs with explicit dedication (uddiśya) on darśa (new moon).