Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
पितॄंश्च तर्पयिष्यन्ति य त्र श्रद्धासमन्विताः । जलेनापि गयाश्राद्धात्ते लप्स्यन्ते धिकं फलम्
pitṝṃśca tarpayiṣyanti ya tra śraddhāsamanvitāḥ | jalenāpi gayāśrāddhātte lapsyante dhikaṃ phalam
Wer hier, von Glauben erfüllt, den Ahnen Tarpana darbringt—selbst wenn nur mit diesem Wasser—erlangt eine Frucht, die größer ist als die des in Gayā vollzogenen Śrāddha.
Unspecified (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: ghat
Scene: A quiet riverbank/kuṇḍa where a devotee performs tarpaṇa with cupped hands; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving offerings; the tīrtha-water is highlighted as sacred and efficacious.
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Faith-filled ancestral rites performed at a praised tīrtha can yield extraordinary merit, even surpassing famed pilgrimage rites.
A tīrtha described in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 182 (the precise toponym is not present in this verse snippet).
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (offering water-libations to ancestors) performed here with श्रद्धा (faith).