Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
पित्ःनुद्दिश्य यः स्नात्वा पिण्डनिर्वपणं नृप । कुरुते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्यन्ति तत्पितामहाः
pitḥnuddiśya yaḥ snātvā piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ nṛpa | kurute dvādaśābdāni tṛpyanti tatpitāmahāḥ
হে নৃপ, যি কোনোবাই ইয়াত স্নান কৰি পিতৃসকলক উদ্দেশ্য কৰি পিণ্ড-নিৰ্বপণ (পিণ্ডদান) কৰে, সি যদি বাৰ বছৰ এই কৰ্ম কৰে, তেন্তে তাৰ পিতামহ আদি পিতৃগণ সম্পূৰ্ণ তৃপ্ত হয়।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate section flow; explicit speaker appears in next adhyāya)
Tirtha: Sāvitrī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: At a riverbank altar, the kingly patron watches a devotee after bathing offer three piṇḍas on darbha, with water-libations; subtle ancestral figures appear satisfied in the background, receiving offerings.
FAQs
Pitṛ-sevā through śrāddha and piṇḍa offerings, especially when done at a tīrtha, brings deep ancestral satisfaction and dharmic merit.
Within the Revā Khaṇḍa context, the verse praises the power of bathing and śrāddha performed at a Revā/Narmadā-associated tīrtha mentioned in the surrounding passage.
Snāna (sacred bath) followed by piṇḍa-nirvapaṇa (piṇḍa offering) dedicated to the ancestors, ideally continued as a long-term observance (twelve years).