Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तत्पर्व कीर्तयांश्चक्रुः पद्मकं नाम नामतः । आदित्यस्य दिनं त्वद्य तिथिः पञ्चदशी तथा
tatparva kīrtayāṃścakruḥ padmakaṃ nāma nāmataḥ | ādityasya dinaṃ tvadya tithiḥ pañcadaśī tathā
അവർ ആ പർവ്വത്തെ പേരോടെ ‘പദ്മക’ എന്ന് പ്രസിദ്ധപ്പെടുത്തി; പിന്നെ പറഞ്ഞു—‘ഇന്ന് ആദിത്യന്റെ ദിനം (ഞായർ), തിഥിയും പഞ്ചദശിയാണ്.’
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Padmaka-parva (festival)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas formally declare the festival’s name; a scribe or priest points to a pañcāṅga while the sun rises—signifying Āditya-vāra and the fifteenth tithi.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma honours sacred time: when tithi and weekday align auspiciously, observances gain special potency.
Revā-khaṇḍa’s sacred setting, where the Padmaka parva is recognized and celebrated.
Identify and observe the ‘Padmaka’ parva when pañcadaśī tithi coincides with Āditya-vāra (Sunday).