Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । तस्य ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिं यान्ति पितामहाः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | tasya te dvādaśābdāni tṛptiṃ yānti pitāmahāḥ
An jenem Tīrtha gilt: Wer dort badet und den Pitṛ-Gottheiten Tarpaṇa darbringt, dessen Ahnen bleiben zwölf Jahre lang gesättigt und zufrieden.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim after bathing in the river offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; subtle ancestral figures in the background receive the offering, indicating twelve-year satisfaction.
FAQs
Pilgrimage dharma includes gratitude to ancestors; sacred geography amplifies the fruit of pitṛ-rites.
Karkaṭeśvara tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā region).
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and offer pitṛ-tarpaṇa (libations) to the ancestral deities.