Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
नीलोत्सर्गविधिं यस्तु रविक्षेत्रे करोति वै । पितरस्तृप्तिमायांति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
nīlotsargavidhiṃ yastu ravikṣetre karoti vai | pitarastṛptimāyāṃti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
Wer im heiligen Feld der Sonne, Ravikṣetra, das nīlotsarga-Ritual vollzieht, dessen Ahnen erlangen Sättigung und Frieden—bis zur kosmischen Auflösung.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Ravikṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee performs nīlotsarga at Ravikṣetra: offerings near water, blue-hued symbolic element (nīla) released/consigned as per rite; ancestors appear subtly in the sky, receiving satisfaction; the sun presides overhead.
FAQs
Rites performed at a consecrated sthala are said to yield enduring benefits for one’s ancestors.
Ravikṣetra (the Sun’s sacred precinct) associated with Ravikuṇḍa and Bakulārka.
Performance of the nīlotsarga-vidhi as an ancestral-benefit rite in Ravikṣetra.