Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः । पितॄणां प्रीणनार्थाय सर्वं तेन कृतं भवेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryātprayatnataḥ | pitṝṇāṃ prīṇanārthāya sarvaṃ tena kṛtaṃ bhavet
Et celui qui, après s’être baigné en ce tīrtha, accomplit avec soin le Śrāddha pour la satisfaction des ancêtres—par lui, tout ce qui doit être fait pour eux est tenu pour accompli.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvara tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (mahīpāla)
Scene: On the riverbank after snāna, a devotee performs śrāddha: offering piṇḍa and water-libations, with kusa grass, facing the river; subtle presence of ancestors receiving offerings in a luminous, unseen plane.
FAQs
Performing ancestral rites at a praised tīrtha is presented as a complete and highly effective fulfillment of pitṛ-dharma.
The same Siddheśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
Tīrtha-snān followed by diligent performance of Śrāddha for the ancestors.