Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
यथोक्तविधिना तीर्थे नागानां पंचमीदिने । श्रावणे मासि नो मुक्तः पिता तस्य तथापि सः
yathoktavidhinā tīrthe nāgānāṃ paṃcamīdine | śrāvaṇe māsi no muktaḥ pitā tasya tathāpi saḥ
Namun, walaupun ia dilakukan di tīrtha menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan—pada hari Nāga Pañcamī dalam bulan Śrāvaṇa—ayahnya tetap belum dibebaskan.
Local devotees/hosts (continuing the narrative of a failed outcome)
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Despite performing śrāddha at the tīrtha on Nāga Pañcamī in Śrāvaṇa, the rajarṣi remains distressed as his father’s preta-state persists; a mood of anxious compassion and unresolved ritual tension.
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Even correctly timed rites may be obstructed by specific karmic faults; Purāṇic dharma recognizes the need for targeted remedies.
A Nāga-associated tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, linked with Nāga Pañcamī observance in Śrāvaṇa.
Śrāddha performed at a tīrtha on Nāga Pañcamī in Śrāvaṇa, following yathokta-vidhi (the prescribed procedure).