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
បុព្វបុរសរបស់គាត់ពេញចិត្ត—លើសជាងស្រាទ្ធនៅគយា រាប់រយដងផង។ ហើយបើនៅពេលខែកាត្តិកមកដល់ គាត់ធ្វើការងូតទឹក និងអនុវត្តធម៌ផ្សេងៗ (នៅទីនេះ) ផលក៏អស្ចារ្យ។
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.