Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
संक्रमेषु न यैर्दत्तं न स्नातं तीर्थवारिषु । विशेषहोमो न कृतः कपिलाज्याप्लुतैस्तिलैः
saṃkrameṣu na yairdattaṃ na snātaṃ tīrthavāriṣu | viśeṣahomo na kṛtaḥ kapilājyāplutaistilaiḥ
जे संक्रांतीच्या वेळी दान देत नाहीत, तीर्थजलात स्नान करीत नाहीत, आणि कपिला गायीच्या तुपात भिजविलेल्या तिळांनी विशेष होमही करीत नाहीत—
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (implied tīrtha ideal) / tīrtha-waters generally
Type: ghat
Scene: A didactic scene: a householder at saṅkrānti ignoring a nearby tīrtha and homa-fire; in the background, the Sun’s transition is marked, while ritual implements (tila, kapilā-ghṛta, ladle) lie unused—foreshadowing later misery.
FAQs
Sacred times demand sacred action; neglecting charity, tīrtha-bathing, and prescribed offerings is treated as a loss of auspicious opportunity.
The verse mentions tīrtha-waters in general; within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, this naturally evokes Kāśī’s network of sacred bathing places.
At saṅkrānti: dāna (charity), tīrtha-snāna (bathing), and a viśeṣa-homa using sesame soaked in kapilā-ghee.