Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
न तेन सदृशं किंचिद्व्यतीपातादिसंक्रमम् । अयने द्वे च न तथा पुण्यात्पुण्यतरं यथा
na tena sadṛśaṃ kiṃcidvyatīpātādisaṃkramam | ayane dve ca na tathā puṇyātpuṇyataraṃ yathā
Tiada pertemuan astrologi—seperti Vyatīpāta dan yang lain-lain—bahkan dua ayana (utara dan selatan) pun tidak sebanding dengannya; kerana ini lebih besar pahalanya daripada pahala biasa itu sendiri.
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Śaṅkhoddhāra
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘Devēśi’)
Scene: A sacred riverbank at Śaṅkhoddhāra with priests indicating an extraordinary parva; celestial markers (sun’s course/solstice symbols) shown as secondary to the tīrtha’s radiance.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma often ranks tīrtha-māhātmya above general calendar auspiciousness—place and divine association can surpass even famed saṅkrāntis.
The parvan connected with Śaṅkhoddhāra-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No specific act is listed here; it establishes the unrivaled auspiciousness of the Śaṅkhoddhāra parvan for subsequent rites like bathing and offerings.