Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
त्रेतायां पंच दिवसैर्द्वापरे त्रिदिनेन तु । एकचित्तेन यो विप्राः पिंडं दद्यात्कलौ युगे
tretāyāṃ paṃca divasairdvāpare tridinena tu | ekacittena yo viprāḥ piṃḍaṃ dadyātkalau yuge
त्रेता में पाँच दिनों से, और द्वापर में तीन दिनों से फल सिद्ध होता है; पर कलियुग में, हे विप्रों, जो एकाग्रचित्त होकर पिण्ड-दान करता है, वह शीघ्र फल पाता है।
Vyāsa (continued)
Tirtha: Dharmavāpī / Dharmāraṇya context
Type: kund
Listener: viprāḥ (addressed)
Scene: A triptych-like visualization of yugas: Tretā with extended multi-day śrāddha camp, Dvāpara with shorter rite, and Kali with a single focused offering—one devotee with intense concentration placing a piṇḍa, radiance indicating swift fruit.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, inner sincerity and focused intention can compensate for shortened or simplified ritual duration.
The surrounding context remains Dharmāraṇya/Dharmavāpī, where such rites are described as fruitful.
Piṇḍadāna performed with ekacitta (single-pointed mind), contrasted with longer observances in earlier yugas.