Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
श्राद्धं चात्र करिष्यंति पंचम्यां ये समाहिताः । मासे नभसि तीर्थस्य फलं तेषां भविष्यति
śrāddhaṃ cātra kariṣyaṃti paṃcamyāṃ ye samāhitāḥ | māse nabhasi tīrthasya phalaṃ teṣāṃ bhaviṣyati
And those who, with minds composed, perform śrāddha here on the fifth lunar day (pañcamī) in the month of Nabhas shall obtain the full fruit of this tīrtha.
Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
Tirtha: Arbuda-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A quiet pañcamī morning: a householder sits near the water’s edge on darbha grass, performing tarpaṇa with cupped hands, with piṇḍa offerings arranged; priests recite mantras; the scene is solemn and focused.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes both place and time: śrāddha done with concentration at the right tithi and month yields heightened tīrtha merit.
The same Arbuda-region tīrtha being described in Adhyāya 3; it is praised as especially fruitful for śrāddha observance.
Perform śrāddha at this tīrtha on pañcamī during the month called Nabhas, with a composed mind (samāhita).