Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89
श्राद्धं कृतं तेन समाः सहस्रं निरस्य चैतत्पितरस्त्वदंति । पानीयमेवापि तिलैर्विमिश्रितं ददाति यो वै प्रथितो मनुष्यः
śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ tena samāḥ sahasraṃ nirasya caitatpitarastvadaṃti | pānīyamevāpi tilairvimiśritaṃ dadāti yo vai prathito manuṣyaḥ
Wenn er das Śrāddha vollzieht, währt sein Verdienst tausend Jahre; die Pitṛs nehmen daran teil, und ihr Mangel wird dadurch getilgt. Selbst der bekannte Mensch, der nur Wasser mit Sesam vermischt darbringt, gilt als Träger der Wirkkraft des Śrāddha.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (pitṛ-śrāddha locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A simple śrāddha: a devotee offers a small libation of water mixed with black sesame over kuśa grass; faint, benevolent pitṛ-figures receive it; a thousand-year merit is symbolized by a long garland or a time-scroll.
FAQs
Pitṛ-dharma is accessible: even simple offerings done with faith at the right sacred context yield enduring merit.
The chapter’s Dharmāraṇya tīrtha setting where śrāddha is recommended.
Perform śrāddha; even offering tilodaka (water mixed with sesame) is praised as effective for Pitṛ satisfaction.