Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
श्रीभगवानुवाच । यः करिष्यति वै श्राद्धमस्मिन्नहनि संस्थिते । कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां नभस्यस्य च वंशजः । भविष्यति परा प्रीतिर्यावत्संवत्सरः स्थितः
śrībhagavānuvāca | yaḥ kariṣyati vai śrāddhamasminnahani saṃsthite | kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ nabhasyasya ca vaṃśajaḥ | bhaviṣyati parā prītiryāvatsaṃvatsaraḥ sthitaḥ
Bhagavān bersabda: “Siapa pun keturunan yang pada hari ini juga—pada caturdaśī paruh gelap bulan Nabhasya (Bhādrapada)—melaksanakan śrāddha, maka akan timbul kepuasan tertinggi selama tahun itu berlangsung.”
Śrī Bhagavān
Scene: Śrī Bhagavān declares the rule: any descendant performing śrāddha on Bhādrapada dark-fortnight caturdaśī grants supreme satisfaction to the departed for a full year.
FAQs
Regular, timely ancestral rites sustain intergenerational dharma and bring tangible spiritual relief to the departed.
While Gayā is central to the chapter’s promise of mokṣa, this verse emphasizes the calendrical observance that yields year-long pitṛ-prīti.
A descendant should perform śrāddha on Bhādrapada (Nabhasya) kṛṣṇapakṣa caturdaśī to secure supreme satisfaction for a full year.