अयने विषुवे युग्मे सामान्ये चार्कसंक्रमे । अमावास्याष्टकायां च कृष्णपक्षे विशेषतः
ayane viṣuve yugme sāmānye cārkasaṃkrame | amāvāsyāṣṭakāyāṃ ca kṛṣṇapakṣe viśeṣataḥ
અયનકાળે, વિષુવકાળે, યુગ્મ તથા સામાન્ય પર્વોમાં, અને સૂર્ય સંક્રાંતિ સમયે; ખાસ કરીને કૃષ્ણપક્ષમાં અમાવાસ્યા અને અષ્ટકા તિથિઓએ (શ્રાદ્ધ અતિ પ્રશસ્ત છે)।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic depiction of the sun’s course: two solstice markers and an equinox balance, with a priest performing śrāddha at Prabhāsa; the dark fortnight moon is shown, highlighting Amāvāsyā and Aṣṭakā.
Cosmic transitions (sun’s ingress, solstices, equinoxes) are dharma-amplifying times suited for pitṛ-oriented rites.
The teaching occurs in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, linking correct timing with tīrtha-based merit.
Perform Śrāddha at ayana, viṣuva, saṃkrānti, and particularly on Amāvāsyā/Aṣṭakā in the kṛṣṇa-pakṣa.
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