Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
उत्तानपाद उवाच । काले तत्क्रियते कस्मिञ्छ्राद्धं दानं तथेश्वर । यात्रा तत्र प्रकर्तव्या तिथौ यस्यां वदाशु तत्
uttānapāda uvāca | kāle tatkriyate kasmiñchrāddhaṃ dānaṃ tatheśvara | yātrā tatra prakartavyā tithau yasyāṃ vadāśu tat
உத்தானபாதன் கூறினான்— ஹே ஈஸ்வரா! ஸ்ராத்தமும் தானமும் எந்தக் காலத்தில் செய்யவேண்டும்? மேலும் அங்கு யாத்திரை எந்தத் திதியில் மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும்? விரைவாகச் சொல்லும்।
Uttānapāda
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (divine teacher)
Scene: A king (Uttānapāda) with folded hands questions Īśvara about the proper times for śrāddha, dāna, and undertaking the pilgrimage to the Revā-tīrtha; the setting suggests a hermitage near a sacred river.
FAQs
Ritual actions like śrāddha, dāna, and tīrtha-yātrā should be performed with proper timing and scriptural guidance.
The question points to a Revā-associated tīrtha context (“there”), within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.
An inquiry about the correct kāla (time) and tithi for śrāddha, dāna, and yātrā.
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