Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
प्रथमेऽह्नि द्वितीयेह्नि पञ्चमे सप्तमे तथा । नवमे दशमे चैव नव श्राद्धानि तानि च
prathame'hni dvitīyehni pañcame saptame tathā | navame daśame caiva nava śrāddhāni tāni ca
Am ersten Tag, am zweiten, am fünften, am siebten, am neunten und auch am zehnten — diese werden zu den neun Śrāddhas (die zu beachten sind) gezählt.
Bhartṛyajña
Listener: Ānarta
Scene: A ritual calendar is indicated: the teacher counts days on fingers; beside him are symbolic markers for day numbers and a śrāddha tray.
FAQs
Ritual remembrance is sustained through time-bound observances, reflecting ongoing duty to the ancestors beyond the immediate funeral.
The verse is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya’s Śrāddha-kalpa, though it gives a general day-based schedule.
A prescribed schedule of Śrāddhas across specific days (1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th) within the set of nine observances.