Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
संस्कारा रावणादीनाममावा स्यादिनेऽभवन् । संग्रामे तुमुले जाते रामो जयमवाप्तवान्
saṃskārā rāvaṇādīnāmamāvā syādine'bhavan | saṃgrāme tumule jāte rāmo jayamavāptavān
रावणादींचे अंत्येष्टि-संस्कार अमावास्येच्या दिवशी झाले. संग्राम अत्यंत तुमुळ झाल्यावर श्रीरामांनी जय मिळविला.
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.