Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46
इह लोके परे चैव यदीच्छेच्छ्रेय आत्मनः । पितापुत्रौ सदाप्येकौ बिम्बाद्बिम्बमिवोद्धृतौ
iha loke pare caiva yadīcchecchreya ātmanaḥ | pitāputrau sadāpyekau bimbādbimbamivoddhṛtau
Wenn einer sein eigenes Heil begehrt—hier in dieser Welt und auch in der jenseitigen—so wisse: Vater und Sohn sind stets als eins verbunden, wie ein Bild, das aus einem Bild hervorgeht.
Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely instructing a king—cf. later 'nṛpa')
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (general)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A father and son stand by a river; their reflections in water align, illustrating bimba-from-bimba. A subtle thread of light connects them, symbolizing shared śreyas across worlds.
FAQs
Personal welfare in both worlds is tied to honoring the inseparable spiritual continuity between father and son.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the ethical basis for later tīrtha-based pitṛ rites in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is named; it implies pitṛ-obligations (śrāddha, piṇḍa, udaka) as necessary for welfare in both worlds.