सर्वेषामेव श्राद्धानां श्रेष्ठं सांवत्सरं स्मृतम् । अहन्यहनि यच्छ्राद्धं नित्यं तत्परिकीर्तितम्
sarveṣāmeva śrāddhānāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sāṃvatsaraṃ smṛtam | ahanyahani yacchrāddhaṃ nityaṃ tatparikīrtitam
Di antara semua śrāddha, śrāddha tahunan (sāṃvatsara) dikenang sebagai yang terbaik. Dan śrāddha apa pun yang dilakukan dari hari ke hari dinyatakan sebagai ‘nitya’ (harian).
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (continued)
Scene: Two scenes juxtaposed: an elaborate annual śrāddha with brāhmaṇa-bhojana and piṇḍa offerings; and a humble daily tarpaṇa at dawn by the water’s edge—both under the gaze of Somnātha’s sacred precinct.
Consistent remembrance of ancestors culminates in the yearly rite; dharma values both steady daily offerings and the formal annual observance.
The verse occurs in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, placing śrāddha-dharma within the sanctified landscape of Prabhāsa.
It ranks the annual śrāddha as foremost and defines ‘nitya śrāddha’ as that which is done every day.