Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
येषां गर्भेऽभवत्स्रावो येऽ दंतजननामृताः । तेषां तृप्तिर्भवेन्नूनं तीर्थे कापिलधारिके
yeṣāṃ garbhe'bhavatsrāvo ye' daṃtajananāmṛtāḥ | teṣāṃ tṛptirbhavennūnaṃ tīrthe kāpiladhārike
Surely, at the Kāpiladhārā tīrtha there arises true satisfaction even for beings bound to troubled births—those for whom there was a flow or miscarriage in the womb, and those whose life was “amṛta” only at the time of tooth-birth, cut short in infancy.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāpiladhārā
Type: ghat
Scene: A tender riverside rite: grieving parents/kin offer water and small piṇḍas with lamps; a compassionate priest guides; faint, childlike ancestral forms are shown receiving peace; the atmosphere is quiet, consoling, and sacred.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace extends even to complex or painful ancestral circumstances, affirming Kāśī as a refuge for Pitṛ upliftment.
Kāpiladhārā tīrtha in Kāśī, especially for ensuring Pitṛ-tṛpti in difficult cases.
No explicit procedure is stated in this verse; it highlights the assured efficacy of performing Pitṛ-oriented acts at Kāpiladhārā.