Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
पितॄणामक्षया तृप्तिर्जायते द्विजसत्तमाः । अष्टम्यां च चतुर्द्दश्यां स्नात्वा चेन्द्रपदे नरः
pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptirjāyate dvijasattamāḥ | aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturddaśyāṃ snātvā cendrapade naraḥ
يا خيرَ ذوي الولادتين، من اغتسل في «إندراپادا» في اليوم الثامن واليوم الرابع عشر القمريَّين، أوجد للـ«پِتْرِ» (الأسلاف) رضاً لا ينفد، ونال مقام إندرا.
Narrator (contextual, within Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvija-sattama-s
Scene: Pilgrims bathing at a sacred waterbody on Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī, performing tarpaṇa for ancestors; subtle vision of pitṛs receiving offerings; Indra’s celestial realm hinted as the promised fruit.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna performed on sacred tithis yields enduring merit, especially as service to one’s ancestors.
A Dvārakā-region tīrtha within the Dvārakā Māhātmya context (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), connected with Indreśvara traditions in the surrounding verses.
Bathing (snāna) on Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī for ancestral benefit (pitṛ-tṛpti).