Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
यस्मिन्राशौ गते सूर्ये विपत्तिः स्याद्द्विजन्मनः । तद्राशावेव कर्तव्यं पितृकार्यं मृतेऽहनि
yasminrāśau gate sūrye vipattiḥ syāddvijanmanaḥ | tadrāśāveva kartavyaṃ pitṛkāryaṃ mṛte'hani
Jika ketika Matahari memasuki suatu rasi zodiak, malapetaka akan menimpa seorang dvija (dua kali lahir), maka upacara untuk leluhur hendaklah dilakukan tepat dalam rasi itu juga—pada hari kematian.
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A priest reassures a worried dvija as the Sun is depicted entering a zodiac sign; despite ominous omens, the śrāddha is performed with steady composure at the tīrtha.
FAQs
Even feared astrological periods are met through dharmic duty; pitṛ-obligations are not abandoned due to apprehension.
The rule is taught within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context, where correct observance is integral to sacred living at Prabhāsa.
Perform pitṛ-kārya on the death-day aligned with the relevant solar rāśi transit, even if that transit is considered inauspicious.