Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
कूपे तर्पणतश्चैव श्राद्धतश्चैव तृप्तता । भाद्रपदे विशे षेण पक्षस्यांते भवेत्कलौ
kūpe tarpaṇataścaiva śrāddhataścaiva tṛptatā | bhādrapade viśe ṣeṇa pakṣasyāṃte bhavetkalau
En accomplissant le tarpaṇa au puits — et de même en offrant le śrāddha — naît la satisfaction des ancêtres, surtout en Bhādrapada, à la fin de la quinzaine, en l’âge de Kali.
Bhūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Govatsa (kūpa)
Type: kund
Scene: At a sacred well, a householder performs tarpaṇa with water and sesame, then conducts śrāddha offerings; the unseen ancestors are shown as subtle satisfied presences; the month is Bhādrapada, near fortnight’s end.
FAQs
Compassionate duty to ancestors (pitṛ-dharma) is elevated through tīrtha-based rites, especially in Kali-yuga.
A sacred kūpa (well), contextually the Gaṅgākūpaka near Govatsa, is praised for pitṛ satisfaction.
Tarpaṇa and śrāddha at the well, particularly in Bhādrapada and at the fortnight’s end.