Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 127
पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद्यस्मात्पितरं त्रायते सुतः । तेन पुत्र इति प्रोक्तः स्वयमेव स्वयम्भुवा
punnāmno narakādyasmātpitaraṃ trāyate sutaḥ | tena putra iti proktaḥ svayameva svayambhuvā
Parce que le fils délivre son père de l’enfer nommé Punnāma, on l’appelle donc «putra» ; ainsi l’a proclamé Svayambhū (Brahmā) lui-même.
Narrator quoting Svayambhū (Brahmā) as authority (exact frame-speaker not specified in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: A didactic tableau: a son offering water (tarpaṇa) and piṇḍa to ancestors; behind, a symbolic vision of a dark hell being dispelled by ritual light; Brahmā as authority in the background or as a narrated presence.
FAQs
It teaches the dharmic role of progeny in supporting ancestral welfare, linking family duty with posthumous well-being.
No particular site is named; the verse is doctrinal, occurring within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is stated, though the theme aligns with śrāddha/ancestral rites and the son’s dharmic responsibilities.