Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 131
क्षयाहे तु पुनः प्रोक्ता स्वकालव्यापिनी तिथिः । श्राद्धं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यं ह्रासवृद्धी न कारणम्
kṣayāhe tu punaḥ proktā svakālavyāpinī tithiḥ | śrāddhaṃ tatra prakartavyaṃ hrāsavṛddhī na kāraṇam
Pada hari tithi-lenyap (kṣaya), diajarkan lagi bahawa tithi yang meliputi waktu yang semestinya bagi dirinya itulah yang harus diambil. Śrāddha hendaklah dilakukan pada saat itu; kelihatan seolah-olah tithi berkurang atau bertambah bukanlah alasan untuk mengelakkannya.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual) / Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-priest consults a pañcāṅga under a temple lamp, explaining kṣaya-tithi while preparing śrāddha offerings (piṇḍa, tila, kuśa) near a sacred shore.
FAQs
When calendrical anomalies occur, dharma provides a principled rule—choose the tithi that truly occupies its rightful time and proceed with duty.
The instruction is situated in Dvārakā Māhātmya, though it applies to śrāddha practice broadly.
On kṣaya days, perform śrāddha according to the tithi that pervades its proper time; do not treat hrāsa/vṛddhi as a disqualifier.