Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
दर्शं च पौर्णमासं च पितुः सांवत्सरं दिनम् । पूर्वविद्धमकुर्वाणो नरकं प्रतिपद्यते
darśaṃ ca paurṇamāsaṃ ca pituḥ sāṃvatsaraṃ dinam | pūrvaviddhamakurvāṇo narakaṃ pratipadyate
अमावास्येचा दर्शकर्म, पौर्णिमेचा पौर्णमासकर्म आणि पित्याचा वार्षिक श्राद्धदिन—पूर्वविद्ध तिथीचा यथोचित विचार न करता जो हे करीत नाही, तो नरकास प्राप्त होतो।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder at Prabhāsa prepares darśa/paurṇamāsa and annual pitṛ-śrāddha; a pañcāṅga is consulted for pūrvaviddha tithi while the sea-temple horizon of Somnātha glows; the warning of naraka is shown as a shadowy contrast behind the ritual scene.
FAQs
Neglect of obligatory rites and improper timing is treated as a serious breach of dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the māhātmya teaches correct performance of lunar and ancestral rites within this sacred geography.
Perform darśa, paurṇamāsa, and annual pitṛ-day rites according to the pūrvaviddha timing rule; otherwise severe demerit is stated.