Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
कूपे तर्पणतश्चैव श्राद्धतश्चैव तृप्तता । भाद्रपदे विशे षेण पक्षस्यांते भवेत्कलौ
kūpe tarpaṇataścaiva śrāddhataścaiva tṛptatā | bhādrapade viśe ṣeṇa pakṣasyāṃte bhavetkalau
Durch das Darbringen der Tarpaṇa am Brunnen und ebenso durch das Opfern des Śrāddha entsteht die Zufriedenheit der Ahnen, besonders im Monat Bhādrapada, am Ende der Monatshälfte, im Kali-Zeitalter.
Bhūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Govatsa (kūpa)
Type: kund
Scene: At a sacred well, a householder performs tarpaṇa with water and sesame, then conducts śrāddha offerings; the unseen ancestors are shown as subtle satisfied presences; the month is Bhādrapada, near fortnight’s end.
FAQs
Compassionate duty to ancestors (pitṛ-dharma) is elevated through tīrtha-based rites, especially in Kali-yuga.
A sacred kūpa (well), contextually the Gaṅgākūpaka near Govatsa, is praised for pitṛ satisfaction.
Tarpaṇa and śrāddha at the well, particularly in Bhādrapada and at the fortnight’s end.