Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73
अद्य मे संततिर्नष्टा निराशाः पितरो मम । नापुत्रस्य हि लोकोस्ति लुप्तपिंडादिसंस्कृतेः
adya me saṃtatirnaṣṭā nirāśāḥ pitaro mama | nāputrasya hi lokosti luptapiṃḍādisaṃskṛteḥ
Aujourd'hui, ma lignée est anéantie ; mes ancêtres sont laissés sans espoir. Car celui qui n'a pas de fils n'a point de monde assuré, les rites tels que l'offrande de piṇḍa étant interrompus.
Sārasvata
Listener: King (Pārthiva)
Scene: The sage collapses into grief, hands raised toward the sky, evoking unseen ancestors; the court scene becomes a tableau of broken ritual continuity.
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic emphasis on pitṛ-dharma: sustaining ancestral rites is seen as a sacred duty tied to family continuity.
No site is named; the verse focuses on śrāddha/piṇḍa continuity rather than a particular tīrtha.
Piṇḍa-offerings (and related ancestral rites) are referenced as essential duties whose interruption is lamented.