Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
आनर्त उवाच । कस्माच्छस्त्रहतानां च प्रोक्ता श्राद्धे चतुर्दशी । नान्येषां दिवसे तत्र संशयोऽयं वदस्व मे
ānarta uvāca | kasmācchastrahatānāṃ ca proktā śrāddhe caturdaśī | nānyeṣāṃ divase tatra saṃśayo'yaṃ vadasva me
ആനർത്തൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ശസ്ത്രഹതരുടെ ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിന് ചതുര്ദശീ എന്തുകൊണ്ട് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടു? അതേ ദിവസം മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കെന്തുകൊണ്ട് അല്ല? ഈ സംശയം എനിക്ക്; പറഞ്ഞുതരുക.
Ānarta
Scene: A king named Ānarta raises a respectful doubt before a sage; the setting suggests a sacred assembly near a tīrtha; the focus is on the gesture of inquiry—hands joined, brows knit—signaling dharma-vicāra.
FAQs
Dharma is subtle: different deaths and conditions can require distinct śrāddha timings and procedures.
No named tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal question within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
It queries the rule that caturdaśī is specifically taught for śrāddha of the śastrahata (weapon-slain).