Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 121
पितॄणामक्षया तृप्तिर्जायते दिवि निश्चितम् । यथा गयाशिरः पुण्यं पितॄणां तृप्तिदं परम्
pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptirjāyate divi niścitam | yathā gayāśiraḥ puṇyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tṛptidaṃ param
নিশ্চয়কৈ পিতৃসকল স্বৰ্গত অক্ষয় তৃপ্তি লাভ কৰে। যেনেকৈ পুণ্যময় গয়া-শিৰ পিতৃসকলক পৰম তৃপ্তি দিয়ে, তেনেকৈ ইয়াতো সেই ফল হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style
Tirtha: Mahī–Sāgara-saṅgama (implied)
Type: sangam
Scene: A serene vision: ancestors in a celestial realm receive offerings as streams of light rising from the confluence rites; Gayāśiras appears as a symbolic sacred hill in the background, establishing the analogy of supreme pitṛ satisfaction.
FAQs
Acts done with dharmic intent for the ancestors can yield inexhaustible (akṣaya) Pitṛ-satisfaction.
Gayāśiras (Gayā), famed for ancestral rites and Pitṛ-tarpaṇa.
The verse implies the efficacy of Pitṛ-oriented rites such as śrāddha/tarpaṇa performed at powerful tīrthas.