Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां कृष्णायां फाल्गुनस्य च । पंचमी चैत्रमासस्य तस्यैवान्त्या तथापरा
vaiśākhasya tṛtīyāyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ phālgunasya ca | paṃcamī caitramāsasya tasyaivāntyā tathāparā
ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ವೈಶಾಖದ ತೃತೀಯಾ, ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣದ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಕ್ಷದ (ವಿಶೇಷ) ತಿಥಿ, ಮತ್ತು ಚೈತ್ರಮಾಸದ ಪಂಚಮಿ—ಇವುಗಳೂ ಆ ವಿಶೇಷ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತವೆ; ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಒಂದು ‘ಅಂತ್ಯ’ ತಿಥಿಯೂ.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya dialogue context)
Scene: A learned priest points to a pañcāṅga while pilgrims prepare offerings; the scene cycles through seasonal motifs—spring blossoms (Caitra), summer heat (Vaiśākha), and Phālguna’s festive air—signaling the year’s sacred nodes.
FAQs
Time itself becomes sacred when marked by dharmic memory; choosing such tithis for worship and giving magnifies spiritual fruit.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred geography; the text lists calendar-days whose observance is praised within this Māhātmya.
It enumerates specific tithis across months as recommended sacred occasions—classically suited for dāna, tarpaṇa, and śrāddha-related rites.