Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86
पक्षान्तेऽथ व्यतीपाते वै धृतौ रविसंक्रमे । दिनक्षये गजच्छायां ग्रहणे भास्करस्य च
pakṣānte'tha vyatīpāte vai dhṛtau ravisaṃkrame | dinakṣaye gajacchāyāṃ grahaṇe bhāskarasya ca
पक्षान्तेऽथ व्यतीपाते धृतौ रविसंक्रमे। दिनक्षये गजच्छायां भास्करग्रहणेऽपि च—एते काला विशेषतः तीर्थकर्मसु प्रशस्याः।
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: sangam
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: A river confluence at twilight with pilgrims preparing for snāna; the sky shows an eclipse disc and zodiacal motifs; priests mark saṅkrānti with lamps and kalasha; a shadow motif suggests ‘gaja-chāyā’.
FAQs
Sacred geography becomes even more fruitful when approached at spiritually charged times; timing intensifies tīrtha-merit.
The Revā Khaṇḍa context points to the Revā (Narmadā) region and its saṅgama-tīrthas, where rites are praised as especially meritorious.
The verse lists auspicious occasions—saṅkrānti, vyatīpāta, dhṛti, twilight, and solar eclipse—implying these are recommended times for snāna, japa, and other tīrtha-observances.