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
Wenn die Ekādaśī vollständig ist und sich dann von Tag zu Tag weiter ausdehnt, so werden sowohl Neumond (darśa) als auch Vollmond (paurṇamāsī) „pakṣavṛddhi“ genannt—eine Verlängerung der Monatshälfte.
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.