Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
श्राद्धकृद्गोष्पदे यस्तु पितॄणामनृणो हि सः । पदमध्ये विशेषेण कुलानां शतमुद्धरेत्
śrāddhakṛdgoṣpade yastu pitṝṇāmanṛṇo hi saḥ | padamadhye viśeṣeṇa kulānāṃ śatamuddharet
Wer in Goṣpada das śrāddha vollzieht, wird wahrhaft schuldenfrei gegenüber den Ahnen (pitṛ). Und besonders in der Mitte dieses heiligen ‘pada’ erhebt er hundert Geschlechter.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Goṣpada
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis/pilgrimage-inquirers (contextual)
Scene: At Goṣpada, a śrāddha performer offers piṇḍas; behind him, a hundred ancestral lines are symbolized as branching lamps or a genealogical tree being lifted upward by light from the ‘pada-madhya’.
FAQs
Fulfilling one’s duty to the ancestors at the right sacred place removes ancestral obligation and radiates benefit to many generations.
Goṣpada-tīrtha, particularly its central sacred area (pada-madhya).
Śrāddha performed at Goṣpada—especially at the central spot—said to yield exceptional upliftment.