Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
आविरासुस्ततस्तीर्थादथ दिव्यपितामहाः । तान्दृष्ट्वा ते सुराः सर्वे तर्पयांचक्रिरे मुदा
āvirāsustatastīrthādatha divyapitāmahāḥ | tāndṛṣṭvā te surāḥ sarve tarpayāṃcakrire mudā
ثم ظهرَ من ذلك التيرثا الآباءُ الأسلافُ المتلألئون (الپِتْرِ). فلمّا رآهم جميعُ الآلهةِ أدّوا بفرحٍ طقوسَ التَّرْپَنَة، قرابينَ الإرضاء.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kapilā-hrada
Type: kund
Scene: From the luminous waters arise radiant pitṛs—majestic, subtle-bodied, crowned with light; devas stand with cupped hands offering tarpaṇa, faces bright with relief and devotion.
FAQs
Tīrthas connect worlds—devas and pitṛs—so honoring ancestors through tarpaṇa is integral to Purāṇic dharma.
The tīrtha just established and named in context: Kapilā-hrada in Kāśī.
Tarpaṇa—offerings to satisfy the Pitṛs (ancestors)—is explicitly performed.