Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
तारयेत्स पितॄन्सर्वान्महानरकगानपि । श्रद्धया यः पिबेत्तोयं संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः
tārayetsa pitṝnsarvānmahānarakagānapi | śraddhayā yaḥ pibettoyaṃ saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ
délivre tous ses ancêtres, même ceux tombés dans les grands enfers. Quiconque, avec foi, boit cette eau après avoir rassasié et honoré les divinités Pitṛ,
Narrator of the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya
Tirtha: Ravikuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: At the kuṇḍa’s edge, a pilgrim offers tarpana with cupped hands; behind him, faint ancestral figures rise from shadowy realms toward light, suggesting release from naraka through the water-offering and sipping rite.
FAQs
Care for ancestors through śraddhā and tarpaṇa is a powerful dharmic duty, believed to uplift even severely suffering Pitṛs.
The verse continues the Ravikuṇḍa/tīrtha-water context, praising its potency for Pitṛ upliftment.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (satisfying the Pitṛ-deities) and then drinking the tīrtha water with faith.