Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
प्रपितामहास्तथादित्याः श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी । एवं ब्रुवन्ति देवाश्च ऋषयः सतपोधनाः
prapitāmahāstathādityāḥ śrutireṣā sanātanī | evaṃ bruvanti devāśca ṛṣayaḥ satapodhanāḥ
So sprechen auch die Prapitāmahas und die Ādityas—dies ist die ewige Lehre der Śruti. Ebenso reden die Devas und die ṛṣis, reich an Tapas und geistigem Schatz.
Sūta (deduced)
Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)
Scene: A didactic tableau: venerable prapitāmahas (ancestral elders) and radiant Ādityas stand as witnesses while austere sages speak; a scroll-like ‘Śruti’ motif (Vedic chant-lines) flows through the scene, signifying eternal authority.
FAQs
Pitṛ rites are not mere custom; they are grounded in eternal Vedic authority and affirmed by gods and sages.
No single site is named in this verse; it reinforces the doctrinal authority behind the ongoing tīrtha-context.
Implicit endorsement of ancestral rites (śrāddha/piṇḍa offerings) as sanctioned by Śruti and tradition.