Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
दश पूर्वे परे तात मातृतः पितृतस्तथा । पितरः पितामहास्तेन उद्धृता नरकार्णवात्
daśa pūrve pare tāta mātṛtaḥ pitṛtastathā | pitaraḥ pitāmahāstena uddhṛtā narakārṇavāt
Dix générations avant et dix après, cher enfant — du côté maternel comme du côté paternel — les ancêtres et aïeux sont, par cet acte, relevés de l’océan de l’enfer.
Narrator
Tirtha: Kāverī-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: A split-scene: on the riverbank a devotee offers tilodaka; above/behind, faint ancestral figures rise from dark swirling ‘naraka-arnava’ (ocean of hell) toward light, guided by the offering’s radiance.
FAQs
Personal dharma performed at a holy site radiates beyond the individual, bringing upliftment to one’s ancestral lines.
The surrounding passage continues the Kāverī-saṅgama māhātmya.
Implied continuation of snāna and tilodaka/tarpaṇa-type offerings whose merit is said to rescue ancestors.