Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
ईश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्तः स विप्रेन्द्रस्तेन प्रेतेन वै मुनिः । अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते गत्वा तीर्थं हरिप्रियम् । प्रददौ विधिवच्छ्राद्धं ततः पर्युषिताय च
īśvara uvāca | evamuktaḥ sa viprendrastena pretena vai muniḥ | ayane cottare prāpte gatvā tīrthaṃ haripriyam | pradadau vidhivacchrāddhaṃ tataḥ paryuṣitāya ca
Īśvara sprach: So von jenem verstorbenen Geist angesprochen, ging der Weise—der Vornehmste unter den Brāhmaṇas—als die Uttarāyaṇa eintrat, zum Haripriyā-Tīrtha und vollzog dort nach Vorschrift das Śrāddha für Paryuṣita.
Īśvara
Tirtha: Haripriyā-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: At uttarāyaṇa, the sage travels to Haripriyā-tīrtha and performs śrāddha according to rule for the departed Paryuṣita; ritual implements and brāhmaṇa setting are prominent.
FAQs
Scripturally guided action—performed at a praised tīrtha and auspicious time—bears decisive salvific fruit for the departed.
Haripriya Tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Undertake tīrtha-travel at Uttarāyaṇa and perform śrāddha vidhivat (per injunction) for the named departed person.