Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
शापितोऽसि मया प्राणैर्यथा वच्मि तथा कुरु । अहं सदा करिष्यामि दर्शे चोद्दिश्यते पितॄन्
śāpito'si mayā prāṇairyathā vacmi tathā kuru | ahaṃ sadā kariṣyāmi darśe coddiśyate pitṝn
Demi napas hidupku, lakukan tepat seperti yang kukatakan. Aku akan senantiasa menjalankan ritus ini, dan pada hari bulan baru para Pitṛ hendak dipanggil serta dipersembahi.
Devaśarman
Scene: A forceful yet sacred moment: the speaker binds the listener with a life-breath oath and points to ritual implements; a moonless-night motif or a darkened sky hints at amāvāsyā; offerings to unseen ancestors are implied.
FAQs
Ancestral duties are serious obligations; righteous vows must be carried out precisely.
No site is named in this verse; it focuses on timing (darśa/new moon) for Pitṛ rites.
Offering to the Pitṛs with explicit dedication (uddiśya) on darśa (new moon).