Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म ह्यद्य मे सफलाः क्रियाः । सर्वान्कामान्प्रदास्यन्ति प्रीता मेऽद्य पितामहाः
adya me saphalaṃ janma hyadya me saphalāḥ kriyāḥ | sarvānkāmānpradāsyanti prītā me'dya pitāmahāḥ
«Aujourd’hui ma naissance porte fruit ; aujourd’hui mes actes de piété s’accomplissent. Aujourd’hui, mes ancêtres, comblés de joie, m’accorderont tous les buts désirés».
The brāhmaṇa host (continuing)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa, overwhelmed with gratitude, declares his life fulfilled; behind him, an implied ancestral presence (pitṛs) is suggested as subtle luminous figures blessing him, while the river flows as witness.
FAQs
Service performed with devotion is seen as completing one’s life-purpose and bringing pitṛ-prasāda (ancestral blessing).
The Revā tīrtha environment frames the act as exceptionally fruitful, consistent with tīrtha-māhātmya.
No formal rite is prescribed, but the verse links merit and pitṛ-satisfaction to the act of honoring a guest with food.