Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
कुशतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्पितॄणां तृप्तिरक्षया । यत्र श्राद्धात्तर्पणाच्च जायते नात्र संशयः
kuśatīrthaṃ tato gacchetpitṝṇāṃ tṛptirakṣayā | yatra śrāddhāttarpaṇācca jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
তখন কুশতীর্থে গমন করা উচিত; সেখানে শ্রাদ্ধ ও তর্পণ দ্বারা পিতৃগণের তৃপ্তি অক্ষয় হয়—এতে কোনো সন্দেহ নেই।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kuśatīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim at a calm tīrtha-kunda/ghāṭa offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; kusa grass is prominent; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving offerings; atmosphere of solemn devotion.
FAQs
Ancestral duty done at a sanctified place yields enduring (akṣaya) benefit, strengthening intergenerational dharma.
Kuśatīrtha, singled out for granting akṣaya satisfaction to the Pitṛs.
Śrāddha and tarpaṇa performed at Kuśatīrtha.