Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
त्रेताकृतकलीनां तु द्वापरस्यादयः क्रमात् । स्नाने दाने जपे होमे विशेषात्पितृतर्पणे
tretākṛtakalīnāṃ tu dvāparasyādayaḥ kramāt | snāne dāne jape home viśeṣātpitṛtarpaṇe
Pour les yuga Tretā, Kṛta et Kali—et, selon l’ordre prescrit, pour Dvāpara également—ces commencements sont d’une puissance particulière pour le bain sacré, l’aumône, la récitation des mantras, les oblations au feu, et surtout pour le Pitṛ-tarpaṇa, la libation offerte aux Ancêtres.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Yugādi (yuga-beginning kāla)
Type: kshetra
Listener: rājendra (a king)
Scene: A composite ritual tableau on a yugādi day: devotees bathing at a tīrtha, one giving alms, another chanting japa with mālā, a small homa fire burning, and a central figure performing pitṛ-tarpaṇa—Pitṛs visibly satisfied.
FAQs
Cosmic time and personal dharma interlock; yuga-thresholds intensify the efficacy of purification and ancestral offerings.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse teaches a time-based mahātmya applicable across pilgrimage waters and sacred places.
Snāna, dāna, japa, homa, and especially Pitṛ-tarpaṇa performed on yugādi beginnings.