Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
संस्कारा रावणादीनाममावा स्यादिनेऽभवन् । संग्रामे तुमुले जाते रामो जयमवाप्तवान्
saṃskārā rāvaṇādīnāmamāvā syādine'bhavan | saṃgrāme tumule jāte rāmo jayamavāptavān
രാവണാദികളുടെ അന്ത്യേഷ്ടി-സംസ്കാരങ്ങൾ അമാവാസ്യ ദിനത്തിൽ നടന്നു. യുദ്ധം അത്യന്തം തുമുലമായപ്പോൾ ശ്രീരാമൻ വിജയം പ്രാപിച്ചു.
Unnamed Purāṇic narrator (contextual narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Scene: Aftermath of battle: pyres prepared for Rāvaṇa and fallen warriors under a moonless amāvasyā sky; Rāma’s camp subdued, priests chanting; smoke rising as the tumult gives way to solemn rites.
FAQs
Even enemies receive due rites—dharma includes order, closure, and rightful conduct after conflict.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse records the timing of rites and the completion of victory.
Saṃskāra (funerary rites) is mentioned as performed on Amāvasyā, but no procedural details are given.