Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89
श्राद्धं कृतं तेन समाः सहस्रं निरस्य चैतत्पितरस्त्वदंति । पानीयमेवापि तिलैर्विमिश्रितं ददाति यो वै प्रथितो मनुष्यः
śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ tena samāḥ sahasraṃ nirasya caitatpitarastvadaṃti | pānīyamevāpi tilairvimiśritaṃ dadāti yo vai prathito manuṣyaḥ
Lorsqu’il accomplit le śrāddha, son mérite demeure mille années; les Pitṛs en prennent part et cela dissipe leur manque. Même l’homme renommé qui n’offre que de l’eau mêlée de sésame est crédité de l’efficacité du śrāddha.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (pitṛ-śrāddha locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A simple śrāddha: a devotee offers a small libation of water mixed with black sesame over kuśa grass; faint, benevolent pitṛ-figures receive it; a thousand-year merit is symbolized by a long garland or a time-scroll.
FAQs
Pitṛ-dharma is accessible: even simple offerings done with faith at the right sacred context yield enduring merit.
The chapter’s Dharmāraṇya tīrtha setting where śrāddha is recommended.
Perform śrāddha; even offering tilodaka (water mixed with sesame) is praised as effective for Pitṛ satisfaction.