Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
एकादशी द्वादशिसंप्रविष्टा कृता नभस्ये श्रवणेन युक्ता । विशेषतः सोमसुतेन संगमे करोति मुक्तिं प्रपितामहानाम्
ekādaśī dvādaśisaṃpraviṣṭā kṛtā nabhasye śravaṇena yuktā | viśeṣataḥ somasutena saṃgame karoti muktiṃ prapitāmahānām
When the Ekādaśī vow is observed so that it extends into Dvādaśī, and it is performed in the month of Nabhas (Bhādrapada) in conjunction with the Śravaṇa nakṣatra—then, especially at the confluence associated with Somāsuta, it bestows liberation upon one’s forefathers, even up to the great-grandfathers.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Somāsuta-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred confluence at dawn in Bhādrapada, offering water with kuśa and sesame while Viṣṇu is worshipped; the sky marked by Śravaṇa nakṣatra symbolism; ancestral figures receiving light and release.
FAQs
Properly timed Ekādaśī observance—especially when it continues into Dvādaśī and is aligned with auspicious calendrical factors—can generate merit powerful enough to uplift and liberate one’s ancestors.
A saṅgama (sacred confluence) in the Dvārakā Māhātmya landscape, specifically noted as connected with “Somāsuta,” is praised as exceptionally potent for ancestral liberation.
Observing Ekādaśī in a way that extends into Dvādaśī, particularly in Bhādrapada (Nabhas) when Śravaṇa nakṣatra is present, with special emphasis on performing it at a sacred confluence (saṅgama).