Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । तस्य ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिं यान्ति पितामहाः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | tasya te dvādaśābdāni tṛptiṃ yānti pitāmahāḥ
En ce tīrtha, si l’on s’y baigne et offre le tarpaṇa aux divinités Pitṛ, alors les ancêtres demeurent comblés durant douze années.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim after bathing in the river offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; subtle ancestral figures in the background receive the offering, indicating twelve-year satisfaction.
FAQs
Pilgrimage dharma includes gratitude to ancestors; sacred geography amplifies the fruit of pitṛ-rites.
Karkaṭeśvara tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā region).
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and offer pitṛ-tarpaṇa (libations) to the ancestral deities.