Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
यः श्राद्धकाले हरिभुक्तशेषं ददाति भक्त्या पितृदेवतानाम् । तेनैव पिंडात्सुतिलैर्विमिश्रादाकल्पकोटिं पितरः सुतृप्ताः
yaḥ śrāddhakāle haribhuktaśeṣaṃ dadāti bhaktyā pitṛdevatānām | tenaiva piṃḍātsutilairvimiśrādākalpakoṭiṃ pitaraḥ sutṛptāḥ
Whoever, at the time of śrāddha, devotedly offers to the Pitṛ-deities the remnants eaten by Hari—by that very piṇḍa mixed with fine sesame—his ancestors remain fully satisfied for a crore of kalpas.
Deductive: narrative voice of the Dvārakā Māhātmya (commonly Sūta relating the māhātmya to sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting: kusa grass, water vessel, sesame, and a piṇḍa prepared; a devotee offers to pitṛ-devatās with folded hands, placing Hari’s prasāda-śeṣa reverently as part of the offering; elders and priests witness quietly.
FAQs
Ancestral rites gain exceptional potency when connected to Hari-bhakti—Viṣṇu’s prasāda offered with devotion is said to bring enduring satisfaction to the Pitṛs.
Dvārakā’s Vaiṣṇava sanctity is the underlying setting of the Dvārakā Māhātmya, where offerings linked to Hari are extolled.
During śrāddha, offer Hari-bhukta-śeṣa (Viṣṇu’s prasāda) to the Pitṛ-devatās, along with piṇḍa mixed with sesame (tila).