Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
येषां गर्भेऽभवत्स्रावो येऽ दंतजननामृताः । तेषां तृप्तिर्भवेन्नूनं तीर्थे कापिलधारिके
yeṣāṃ garbhe'bhavatsrāvo ye' daṃtajananāmṛtāḥ | teṣāṃ tṛptirbhavennūnaṃ tīrthe kāpiladhārike
নিশ্চয় কাপিলধাৰা-তীৰ্থত তৃপ্তি জন্মে সেইসকলৰো, যিসকলৰ গৰ্ভত স্ৰাৱ/গৰ্ভপাত হৈছিল, আৰু সেইসকলৰো যিসকল দন্তোদ্গমৰ সময়তে ক্ষণস্থায়ী ‘অমৃত’ সদৃশ হৈ (অর্থাৎ শৈশৱতে) নিঃশেষ হৈছিল।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāpiladhārā
Type: ghat
Scene: A tender riverside rite: grieving parents/kin offer water and small piṇḍas with lamps; a compassionate priest guides; faint, childlike ancestral forms are shown receiving peace; the atmosphere is quiet, consoling, and sacred.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace extends even to complex or painful ancestral circumstances, affirming Kāśī as a refuge for Pitṛ upliftment.
Kāpiladhārā tīrtha in Kāśī, especially for ensuring Pitṛ-tṛpti in difficult cases.
No explicit procedure is stated in this verse; it highlights the assured efficacy of performing Pitṛ-oriented acts at Kāpiladhārā.