Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
तत्पुण्यं लभते मर्त्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा । कन्यागते सवितरि यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः
tatpuṇyaṃ labhate martyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | kanyāgate savitari yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ
A mortal gains that very merit—there is no need for doubt here. When the Sun has entered Kanyā (Virgo), the man who performs śrāddha (ancestral rite) (here receives great fruit).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: At Koṭitīrtha, a householder performs śrāddha with kuśa grass and piṇḍa offerings; the sky subtly indicates Kanyā-saṅkrānti (Sun’s transition), while unseen pitṛs receive the offerings.
FAQs
Right rite at the right time, performed in a tīrtha, yields assured merit beyond dispute.
Koṭitīrtha, where the promised comprehensive merit is said to be certainly obtained.
Perform śrāddha when the Sun is in Kanyā (Virgo), within the Koṭitīrtha context.