Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
ततस्तृप्तिं प्रगच्छामस्तैर्देवैस्तर्पिता वयम् । युष्माकं वंशजा ये च प्रयच्छंति समाहिताः
tatastṛptiṃ pragacchāmastairdevaistarpitā vayam | yuṣmākaṃ vaṃśajā ye ca prayacchaṃti samāhitāḥ
Daraufhin gelangen wir zu voller Sättigung, da wir von jenen Göttern durch das Tarpana ordnungsgemäß befriedigt werden. Und die in eurer Linie Geborenen, die mit gesammelt ruhigem Geist die gebührenden Opfergaben darbringen—durch sie sind wir zufrieden.
Pitṛgaṇa (the Ancestors), speaking in a narrative context prior to Brahmā’s direct speech
Type: kshetra
Scene: Descendants in ritual posture offer water and piṇḍas with steady concentration; above them, pitṛs appear serene and satisfied, receiving the subtle essence of offerings through devatā mediation.
FAQs
Ancestors are spiritually ‘sustained’ and satisfied when descendants perform offerings with sincerity and mental focus.
The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the immediate shloka emphasizes pitṛ-dharma more than naming a single tirtha in this line.
Tarpaṇa/offerings (and allied śrāddha-style giving) performed by descendants with a composed mind (samāhita).