Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
ऋणत्रयाद्विमुच्यन्ते ह्यपुत्राः पुत्रिणस्तथा । तस्मात्तीर्थवरं प्राप्य पुत्रेण नियतात्मना । पितृभ्यस्तर्पणं कार्यं पिण्डदानं विशेषतः
ṛṇatrayādvimucyante hyaputrāḥ putriṇastathā | tasmāttīrthavaraṃ prāpya putreṇa niyatātmanā | pitṛbhyastarpaṇaṃ kāryaṃ piṇḍadānaṃ viśeṣataḥ
Sowohl Kinderlose als auch Kinderreiche können von der dreifachen Schuld befreit werden. Darum soll der Sohn, nachdem er das beste Tīrtha erreicht hat, in Selbstzucht den Ahnen das tarpaṇa darbringen und insbesondere piṇḍas opfern.
Unspecified in snippet (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Ṛṇamocana-tīrtha / Tīrtha-vara (as described)
Type: ghat
Scene: On a riverbank, the son—calm and restrained—offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands and then places piṇḍas on darbha; subtle presence of satisfied ancestors in the sky.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not merely personal piety; it is a dharmic service that includes ancestral care through tarpaṇa and piṇḍadāna.
A ‘tīrtha-vara’ (best tīrtha) in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape; the verse emphasizes its superiority without naming it in the provided line.
At the tīrtha: the son should perform pitṛ-tarpaṇa and, in particular, piṇḍadāna.