Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
तत्त्वमद्य दिनं देहि तेभ्यः कमलसम्भव । तेन तृप्तिं गताः सर्वे स्थास्यंत्यब्दं पितामह
tattvamadya dinaṃ dehi tebhyaḥ kamalasambhava | tena tṛptiṃ gatāḥ sarve sthāsyaṃtyabdaṃ pitāmaha
Oleh itu, wahai Yang Lahir dari Teratai (Brahmā), kurniakanlah hari ini sebagai hari istimewa bagi mereka. Dengan itu, semuanya akan mencapai kepuasan dan kekal demikian selama setahun, wahai Datuk Agung.
Hiraṇyākṣa
Scene: A supplicant addresses Brahmā (lotus-born) requesting a sanctioned ‘day’ for the departed; Brahmā seated on a lotus, holding kamaṇḍalu and Vedas, granting a boon that ensures year-long satisfaction of pitṛs.
FAQs
A dharmic ‘time-gift’ (a sanctified day) becomes a vehicle of compassion—turning ritual into sustained relief for afflicted beings.
No named tīrtha appears; the focus is on sanctifying a day within the ritual calendar.
It requests the establishment/granting of a special day enabling śrāddha to confer year-long satisfaction (tṛpti) to the intended beings.