Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
लब्धलाभः पितॄन्देवान्ब्रांह्मणांश्चैव तर्पयेत् । ते तृप्तास्तस्य तत्पापं शमयंति न संशयः
labdhalābhaḥ pitṝndevānbrāṃhmaṇāṃścaiva tarpayet | te tṛptāstasya tatpāpaṃ śamayaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
إذا نال المرء ربحًا فليُرضِ بالترپَنة (tarpaṇa) الآباءَ الأسلافَ (Pitṛ) والآلهةَ والبراهمةَ. فإذا رضوا هدّؤوا خطيئةَ ذلك الشخص يقينًا بلا شك.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder at Prabhāsa offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands to pitṛs, then presents offerings at a small deva-altar, and finally feeds brāhmaṇas; the three recipients appear as subtle luminous presences, and the giver’s burden lifts.
FAQs
Wealth becomes purifying when shared dharmically—honoring ancestors, gods, and the worthy reduces sin.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya context emphasizes offerings and satisfaction (tarpana/dāna) as part of sacred living.
Tarpana/satisfaction through offerings to Pitṛs and Devas and support of brāhmaṇas, especially after obtaining gains.