Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
पितर ऊचुः । अस्माकं दीयतां वृत्तिर्जगत्यस्मिन्स्वयं कृते । देवानां च ऋषीणां च मानुषाणां महीतले
pitara ūcuḥ | asmākaṃ dīyatāṃ vṛttirjagatyasminsvayaṃ kṛte | devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mānuṣāṇāṃ mahītale
Die Pitṛs sprachen: „Gewähre uns in dieser von Dir selbst geschaffenen Welt auf Erden eine Lebensgrundlage — wie für die Götter, die ṛṣis und die Menschen.“
Pitṛs
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Pitṛs, in respectful assembly before Śiva, articulate a collective boon: an ordained role and sustenance in the created world to serve devas, ṛṣis, and humans—depicting cosmic administration and humility.
FAQs
Ancestral rites are part of cosmic reciprocity, sustaining harmony among gods, sages, and humans.
The narrative context remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Pitṛs receive Śiva’s audience.
Indirectly, it grounds the legitimacy of pitṛ offerings by requesting an appointed share (vṛtti) for Pitṛs.