Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
तत्पुण्यं लभते मर्त्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा । कन्यागते सवितरि यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः
tatpuṇyaṃ labhate martyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | kanyāgate savitari yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ
O mortal alcança esse mesmo mérito—não há aqui motivo para dúvida. Quando o Sol entra em Kanyā (Virgem), o homem que realiza o śrāddha (rito aos ancestrais) recebe grande fruto.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: At Koṭitīrtha, a householder performs śrāddha with kuśa grass and piṇḍa offerings; the sky subtly indicates Kanyā-saṅkrānti (Sun’s transition), while unseen pitṛs receive the offerings.
FAQs
Right rite at the right time, performed in a tīrtha, yields assured merit beyond dispute.
Koṭitīrtha, where the promised comprehensive merit is said to be certainly obtained.
Perform śrāddha when the Sun is in Kanyā (Virgo), within the Koṭitīrtha context.