Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रशंसंति विधिं सम्यक्प्राप्ते वा चेंदुसंक्षये । ब्राह्मणानां सुदांतानामनुष्ठानवतां सताम्
praśaṃsaṃti vidhiṃ samyakprāpte vā ceṃdusaṃkṣaye | brāhmaṇānāṃ sudāṃtānāmanuṣṭhānavatāṃ satām
चंद्रक्षय (किंवा ग्रहणकाळ) आला असता सम्यक् विधीचे आचरण विशेष प्रशंसनीय आहे—सुदांत, सदाचारी व अनुष्ठाननिष्ठ ब्राह्मणांसह।
Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tīrtha setting at twilight with a waning moon; disciplined Brāhmaṇas seated in orderly rows, performing mantra and sankalpa while the yajamāna prepares offerings with reverence.
FAQs
Ritual efficacy depends on right performance and right participants—self-controlled, observant, and virtuous officiants.
The verse focuses on ritual qualification and timing within a tīrtha-māhātmya framework rather than naming the site explicitly.
Ensure the rite is done with disciplined Brahmins who are established in proper observances, especially at significant lunar times.