Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
यः श्राद्धं कुरुते चात्र पिंडदानं यथाविधि । पितॄणामक्षया तृप्तिर्जायते नात्र संशयः
yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute cātra piṃḍadānaṃ yathāvidhi | pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whoever performs śrāddha here and offers piṇḍa-dāna according to the proper rite brings about unfailing satisfaction for the Pitṛs (ancestral spirits)—of this there is no doubt.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Koṭīśvara-tīrtha (implied)
Type: ghat
Scene: A solemn ghāṭa scene: a householder performs śrāddha with kusa grass, sesame, water libations; piṇḍas offered near the lake; subtle ancestral figures receive offerings, signifying ‘akṣayā tṛpti’.
FAQs
Performed with proper procedure, ancestral rites at a sacred place yield enduring (akṣaya) merit and lasting satisfaction to the Pitṛs.
The verse points to the local tīrtha of this adhyāya—Koṭitīrtha—where śrāddha is said to become especially fruitful.
Śrāddha along with piṇḍadāna, to be done yathāvidhi (according to the prescribed rules).