Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
तच्च कालेन संप्राप्य स्नात्वा धौतांबरः शुचिः । मांसादाय ददौ श्राद्धं श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
tacca kālena saṃprāpya snātvā dhautāṃbaraḥ śuciḥ | māṃsādāya dadau śrāddhaṃ śraddhāpūtena cetasā
Als er den Ort zur rechten Zeit erreichte, badete er, legte gewaschene Gewänder an und wurde rein; dann nahm er die Opfergabe für Māṁsāda und vollzog das śrāddha mit einem durch Glauben geheiligten Geist.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim-king arrives at a sacred ford; he bathes, changes into freshly washed white garments, sits facing the water with kuśa grass and offerings, beginning a solemn śrāddha with concentrated faith.
FAQs
Faithful śrāddha at a sacred tīrtha, performed with purity and devotion, becomes a vehicle of upliftment for departed beings.
Gayāśiras is implied as the ritual setting where śrāddha yields exceptional merit.
Bathe (snāna), wear clean clothes, maintain purity, and perform śrāddha with śraddhā (faith).