Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
पितरस्तस्य तुष्यंति गयाश्राद्धशतैर्न तु । कार्तिके मासि संप्राप्ते स्नानादि कुरुते यदि
pitarastasya tuṣyaṃti gayāśrāddhaśatairna tu | kārtike māsi saṃprāpte snānādi kurute yadi
その者の祖霊は満ち足りる——まことにガヤーのシュラーダ百回にも勝る。さらにカールッティカ月が来て、ここで沐浴などの行を修するなら、その果報は甚大である。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Two-part sacred tableau: (1) śrāddha at the water’s edge with pitṛs shown as subtle satisfied presences; (2) Kārttika dawn snāna with rows of lamps along the ghat and pilgrims performing vows.
FAQs
Tīrtha-based śrāddha and Kārttika observances bring exceptional pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction) and spiritual merit.
Koṭitīrtha (context), whose rites are said to surpass even repeated Gayā-śrāddha in effect.
Perform śrāddha for ancestors; in Kārttika, undertake snāna and allied religious observances at the tīrtha.