Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
ततःप्रभृति नैतस्या क्रियते श्राद्धमुत्तमम् । यः प्रमादेन कुरुते तस्य स्याद्वंश संक्षयः
tataḥprabhṛti naitasyā kriyate śrāddhamuttamam | yaḥ pramādena kurute tasya syādvaṃśa saṃkṣayaḥ
Sejak itu, pada tithi tersebut tidak lagi dilakukan Śrāddha yang utama. Sesiapa yang melakukannya kerana kelalaian, baginya akan berlaku kemusnahan keturunan.
Narrator
Tirtha: Gajacchāyā (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: a priest warns a householder not to perform śrāddha on the cursed tithi; a shadowy motif of ‘lineage withering’ contrasts with a bright alternative day marked on a calendar.
FAQs
Dharma requires attentiveness; negligence in sacred rites is portrayed as spiritually and socially ruinous.
This rule is taught within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Gajacchāyā-māhātmya) setting.
A prohibition against performing Śrāddha on the specified tithi; doing so is said to cause vaṃśa-saṃkṣaya.