Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
प्रेतकार्यं ततः कृत्वा पितुः सर्वं परावसुः । भूयोपि नृपतेः सत्रं परावसुरुपाययौ
pretakāryaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pituḥ sarvaṃ parāvasuḥ | bhūyopi nṛpateḥ satraṃ parāvasurupāyayau
Alors Parāvasu accomplit entièrement les rites funéraires de son père ; puis il se rendit de nouveau au satra, la session sacrificielle du roi.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Setukhaṇḍa)
Scene: दाहसंस्कार/प्रेतकार्य-समाप्तिः—अग्नि, तिलोदक, पिण्डदान-छाया; ततः परावसुः यज्ञशालां प्रति गच्छति—धूम्ररेखा, वेदघोषः, ऋत्विजः
FAQs
Even amid personal fault and grief, one must uphold obligatory duties—especially rites owed to parents.
The Setukhaṇḍa frame links dharma, rites, and eventual purification with the sanctity of Setu and its tīrthas.
Preta-kārya (funerary rites for the departed) is explicitly mentioned.