Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र कृष्णचतुर्दश्यां यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः । आश्विने फाल्गुने वापि स याति परमां गतिम्
tatra kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ | āśvine phālgune vāpi sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
Di sana, sesiapa yang melakukan Śrāddha pada hari keempat belas dalam kṛṣṇa pakṣa (paruh gelap)—sama ada pada bulan Āśvina atau Phālguna—akan mencapai keadaan tertinggi.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (within Arbuda-khaṇḍa narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred coastal/riverbank tīrtha in Prabhāsa performs śrāddha on kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī: darbha spread, piṇḍas offered, water libations, brāhmaṇas seated, the shrine silhouette in the background.
FAQs
Right place and right time sanctify ancestral rites; performed at a powerful tīrtha, Śrāddha becomes a direct means to the highest good.
Acaleśvara tīrtha (within Arbuda-khaṇḍa), where Śrāddha yields supreme results.
Perform Śrāddha on kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī, especially in the months Āśvina or Phālguna, at that sacred site.