Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 107
तत्र स्नात्वा पितॄंस्तर्प्य रत्नदीपं प्रदाय च । समस्तं कार्तिकं यावदयोध्यां प्रस्थितास्ततः
tatra snātvā pitṝṃstarpya ratnadīpaṃ pradāya ca | samastaṃ kārtikaṃ yāvadayodhyāṃ prasthitāstataḥ
Di sana mereka mandi suci, mempersembahkan tarpaṇa kepada para Pitṛ (leluhur), serta menghadiahkan pelita permata; kemudian mereka berangkat ke Ayodhyā, menunaikan laku suci sepanjang bulan Kārtika.
Narrative voice (speaker not explicit in this verse)
Type: ghat
Scene: At a sacred waterbody, pilgrims bathe and offer tarpaṇa to Pitṛs; they place a jeweled lamp; then a caravan departs on the road toward Ayodhyā under Kārtika skies.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by dharmic acts—bathing, honoring ancestors, and lamp-giving—especially in the sanctifying month of Kārtika.
The tīrtha under discussion in Adhyāya 103, where Kārtika bathing and lamp-gifts yield special merit.
Snāna (bathing), pitṛ-tarpaṇa (ancestor libations), and ratnadīpa-pradāna (offering a precious lamp), with Kārtika observance implied.