Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
पितरः सर्वलोकेषु तिथिकालेषु देवताः । सर्वे पुरुषमायांति निपानमिव धेनवः
pitaraḥ sarvalokeṣu tithikāleṣu devatāḥ | sarve puruṣamāyāṃti nipānamiva dhenavaḥ
అన్ని లోకాలలో తిథికాలమున పితృదేవతలు దేవతాస్వరూపులు; వారు అందరూ మనిషి వద్దకు వస్తారు—నీటిచోటికి ఆవులు చేరినట్లుగా।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the correct tithi, subtle ancestral figures converge toward the performer, likened to cows moving toward a watering trough; the ‘nipāna’ (watering place) is symbolized by a shining vessel of water used for tarpaṇa.
FAQs
Tithi-observance matters: on proper dates, the Pitṛs are present and receptive, like beings naturally drawn to nourishment.
The statement is embedded in Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s māhātmya, reinforcing its ritual potency for pitṛ rites.
Perform pitṛ offerings aligned with tithi-kāla (proper lunar dates) so the rite meets its intended recipients.