Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
घृतस्य कुंभे संक्रांतौ मकरस्योत्तरायणे । अथ प्रातर्व्यतीतायां निशि यावत्पिता मम
ghṛtasya kuṃbhe saṃkrāṃtau makarasyottarāyaṇe | atha prātarvyatītāyāṃ niśi yāvatpitā mama
Sa panahon ng Makara-saṅkrānti, sa yugto ng Uttarāyaṇa, nang may nakahandang banga ng ghee (dalisay na mantikilya), at nang ang gabi’y lumipas tungo sa umaga—hanggang sa sandaling iyon, ang aking ama…
Nāḍījaṃgha (contextual continuation; sentence continues into next verse)
Scene: Pre-dawn on Makara-saṅkrānti: a temple courtyard quiet under pale light; a large pot of ghee set aside for worship; the sense of an auspicious turning of the sun’s course.
FAQs
Purāṇas situate dharma within sacred time—festival and saṅkrānti moments frame actions whose merits and faults intensify.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
Only calendrical markers (Makara-saṅkrānti, Uttarāyaṇa) are stated; no explicit instruction is given.