Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
पितृमेधादिभिः पुण्यैः श्राद्धैरुच्चावचैरपि । तर्पितास्ते प्रयच्छंति कामानिष्टान्हृदि स्थितान् । त्रिवर्गं च महाराज पितरः श्राद्धतर्पिताः
pitṛmedhādibhiḥ puṇyaiḥ śrāddhairuccāvacairapi | tarpitāste prayacchaṃti kāmāniṣṭānhṛdi sthitān | trivargaṃ ca mahārāja pitaraḥ śrāddhatarpitāḥ
পিতৃমেধ আদি পুণ্যকর্ম আৰু নানাবিধ (সৰল বা বিস্তৃত) শ্রাদ্ধে পিতৃসকল তৃপ্ত হলে, তেওঁলোকে হৃদয়স্থিত ইষ্ট কামনা দান কৰে। হে মহাৰাজ, শ্রাদ্ধে সন্তুষ্ট পিতৃসকল ত্ৰিবৰ্গো প্ৰদান কৰে।
Unknown (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrator addressing a king; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Listener: mahārāja/rājan (king)
Scene: A luminous scene: Pitṛs, pleased by śrāddha, extend blessings; the devotee receives symbolic gifts representing trivarga—scripture (dharma), grain/coins (artha), and a garland/joy (kāma) in purified form.
FAQs
Śrāddha that truly satisfies the ancestors becomes a channel for blessings—worldly wellbeing and dharmic flourishing.
Not specified in this verse; it emphasizes śrāddha-phala within the Tīrthamāhātmya framework.
Perform pitṛ-oriented rites (including pitṛ-medha and varied śrāddhas) to satisfy the Pitṛs and obtain their blessings.