Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
तान्सर्वान्धर्मकूपे वै श्राद्धं कुर्याद्यथाविधि । अत्र प्रकिरणं यत्तु मनुष्यैः क्रियते भुवि । तेन ते तृप्तिमायांति ये पिशाचत्वमागताः
tānsarvāndharmakūpe vai śrāddhaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi | atra prakiraṇaṃ yattu manuṣyaiḥ kriyate bhuvi | tena te tṛptimāyāṃti ye piśācatvamāgatāḥ
For all of them, indeed, one should perform Śrāddha at the Dharmakūpa according to rule. Whatever scattering of offerings people do here upon the earth—by that, those who have become piśācas, restless spirits, attain satisfaction.
Unspecified (tīrtha-māhātmya instruction within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dharmakūpa
Type: kund
Scene: At a sacred well, a householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas arranged, water offered, and a portion scattered on the ground; subtle presence of restless spirits becoming pacified.
FAQs
Ritual generosity at a sacred tīrtha can relieve even troubled ancestral states, extending compassion beyond ordinary limits.
Dharmakūpa, a sacred well where śrāddha and related offerings are said to be especially effective.
Perform śrāddha at Dharmakūpa according to injunction; the local prakiraṇa (scattering offerings) is said to satisfy those in piśāca-state.