Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
गयापिंडेन नास्माकं तृप्तिर्भवति तादृशी । यादृशी विष्णुभक्तानां सत्कारेणोप जायते
gayāpiṃḍena nāsmākaṃ tṛptirbhavati tādṛśī | yādṛśī viṣṇubhaktānāṃ satkāreṇopa jāyate
إن الرضا الذي نناله ليس كذاك الذي يُنال حتى من تقدمة الـ«پِنْدَه» في غايا؛ بل إن الرضا الذي ينشأ من إكرام عُبّاد فيشنو أعظم وأسمى.
Pitṛs (explicit ‘asmākam’—our satisfaction—strongly indicates ancestors speaking)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (comparison: Gayā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Vaiṣṇava devotee is honored with seat, water, food, and gifts; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving satisfaction in the unseen realm; Gayā piṇḍa rite shown as a secondary vignette.
FAQs
Respecting and serving Viṣṇu’s devotees is presented as an exceptionally potent act that deeply benefits the ancestors.
Gayā is referenced as a renowned śrāddha-tīrtha, while the surrounding passage belongs to the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Satkāra (honoring) of Viṣṇu-bhaktas is singled out as a superior means of producing pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction).