Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
शुक्रांगारकसंयुक्ता चतुर्थी या भवेत्क्वचित् । षष्ठी वात्र वरारोहे तत्र श्राद्धे महत्फलम्
śukrāṃgārakasaṃyuktā caturthī yā bhavetkvacit | ṣaṣṭhī vātra varārohe tatra śrāddhe mahatphalam
Si, par hasard, la Caturthī coïncide avec le vendredi et le mardi, ou si ici c’est la Ṣaṣṭhī, ô belle—alors le śrāddha accompli en cette occasion porte un fruit immense.
Unclear from snippet; narrator addressing a woman (varārohe) while describing calendrical combinations and śrāddha फल within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya
Listener: A woman addressed as ‘varārohe’ (fair one)
Scene: A calendar-marked ritual day: priests indicate the auspicious conjunction; a woman addressed as ‘varārohe’ listens while preparations for śrāddha proceed at the tīrtha bank.
FAQs
Right timing (tithi and weekday yoga) strengthens the efficacy of ancestral rites.
The timing rules are presented within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra framework, closely tied to Puṣkara-tīrtha in this chapter.
Perform śrāddha on special calendrical occasions—Caturthī joined with Friday and Tuesday, or on Ṣaṣṭhī—said to yield great merit.