Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127
हव्यं देवा न गृह्णंति कव्यं चैव पितामहाः । यत्र देवा न गृह्णंति कथं तत्र पितामहाः । तस्मात्कार्य्या तृतीया च पूर्वविद्धा बुधैर्नरैः
havyaṃ devā na gṛhṇaṃti kavyaṃ caiva pitāmahāḥ | yatra devā na gṛhṇaṃti kathaṃ tatra pitāmahāḥ | tasmātkāryyā tṛtīyā ca pūrvaviddhā budhairnaraiḥ
தேவர்கள் ஹவ்யத்தை ஏற்கார்; பித்ருக்கள் கவ்யத்தையும் ஏற்கார். தேவர்களே ஏற்காத இடத்தில் பித்ருக்கள் எவ்வாறு ஏற்க முடியும்? ஆகவே ஞானிகள் த்ருதியையை ‘பூர்வவித்தா’ முறையிலே செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual scene split symbolically: devas above and pitṛs below, both turning away from offerings when the tithi is wrongly chosen; the officiant corrects the timing, after which both accept.
FAQs
Ritual efficacy depends on correct dharmic timing; acceptance by devas/pitṛs is linked to proper tithi performance.
The instruction is embedded in Dvārakā Māhātmya, reinforcing Hari-centered dharma in Dvārakā.
A specific tithi rule: perform tṛtīyā as pūrva-viddhā (as stated in this textual tradition).