Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
जटातीर्थसमंतीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । जटातीर्थस्य तीरे यः क्षेत्रपिंडं समाचरेत्
jaṭātīrthasamaṃtīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati | jaṭātīrthasya tīre yaḥ kṣetrapiṃḍaṃ samācaret
Il n’a pas existé, et il n’existera pas, de lieu saint égal à Jaṭātīrtha. Celui qui, sur la rive de Jaṭātīrtha, accomplit le rite du kṣetra-piṇḍa…
Unspecified in snippet (continuing mahātmya statement within Setu-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Jaṭātīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis
Scene: On a sacred bank, a pilgrim prepares piṇḍas (rice-balls) on darbha grass, facing the water; nearby brāhmaṇas guide the rite; the tīrtha is depicted as timelessly supreme.
FAQs
Jaṭātīrtha is declared unparalleled, and ancestral rites performed there are implied to yield exceptional merit.
Jaṭātīrtha is explicitly said to be without equal among tīrthas.
Kṣetra-piṇḍa—piṇḍa offerings performed on the tīrtha’s bank (a śrāddha-related rite).