Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततो भगवता दत्ता तेषां चैव तु सा तिथिः श्रा । द्धकर्मणि संजाते विना शस्त्रहतं जनम्
tato bhagavatā dattā teṣāṃ caiva tu sā tithiḥ śrā | ddhakarmaṇi saṃjāte vinā śastrahataṃ janam
پھر بھگوان نے انہی کے لیے وہی تِتھی مقرر فرما دی؛ جب شرادھ کا کرم کیا جائے تو اسے انجام دیا جائے—مگر اس شخص کے سوا جو ہتھیار سے مارا گیا ہو (کیونکہ اس کا حکم جدا ہے)۔
Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Śakra/Indra)
Tirtha: Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (frame)
Scene: Viṣṇu (as teacher) indicates a moon-disc marking the assigned tithi; beside him a scroll lists śrāddha rules; a separate vignette shows a fallen warrior, signaling the ‘weapon-slain’ exception.
FAQs
Even compassionate rites like śrāddha follow precise dharmic rules, including specific tithis and exceptions based on the manner of death.
The teaching appears within the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya).
A designated tithi is prescribed for certain departed beings; those killed by weapons are treated separately (an exception clause).