Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57
तारयेन्नरकाद्घोरात्कुलानां शतमुत्तरम् । स्नात्वा दत्त्वात्र सहिताः श्रुत्वा वै भक्तिपूर्वकम्
tārayennarakādghorātkulānāṃ śatamuttaram | snātvā dattvātra sahitāḥ śrutvā vai bhaktipūrvakam
Il délivrerait sa lignée de l’effroyable enfer, plus de cent générations de sa famille. S’étant baigné et ayant fait des dons en ce lieu, et ayant écouté avec dévotion le récit sacré, ils obtiennent ensemble ce bienfait.
Narrator (contextual; Revā Khaṇḍa narration—tīrtha-phala description)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrative tableau: pilgrims bathe at the river, then distribute alms to brahmins/poor, then sit in a semicircle listening to a sage recite the māhātmya; in the background, a symbolic vision of ancestors rising from a dark underworld toward light.
FAQs
Devotional pilgrimage—bath, charity, and reverent listening—creates merit powerful enough to uplift one’s lineage.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha under discussion (the local mahātīrtha context), praised for extraordinary ancestral and generational benefit.
Snāna (bathing), dāna (charitable giving), and bhakti-pūrvaka śravaṇa (devotional hearing of the māhātmya).