Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
अश्वयुक्छुक्लनवमी द्वादशी कार्तिकस्य च । तृतीयापि च माघस्य तथा भाद्रपदस्य च
aśvayukchuklanavamī dvādaśī kārtikasya ca | tṛtīyāpi ca māghasya tathā bhādrapadasya ca
Der neunte Tag der hellen Monatshälfte im Āśvayuja, der zwölfte im Kārtika, der dritte im Māgha und ebenso (der rechte Tag) im Bhādrapada—diese gelten als glückverheißende Zeiten für die Riten zu Ehren der Väter (Ahnen).
Skanda (deduced from Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A ritual calendar scene: a priest points to lunar tithis on a palm-leaf almanac while a householder prepares sesame and water for pitṛ-rites; moon phases appear in a band above.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened by honoring the Pitṛs on specially praised lunar days, aligning ritual with sacred time.
The verse functions as a tīrtha-māhātmya style calendar within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the immediate snippet emphasizes sacred timing more than naming a single site.
Selection of specific tithis (lunar days) as especially fit for Pitṛ-related rites such as tarpaṇa/śrāddha.