Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 190
हत्वा तु रावणं संख्ये सीतां पुनरवाप्तवान् । महालयस्य करणाद्धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः
hatvā tu rāvaṇaṃ saṃkhye sītāṃ punaravāptavān | mahālayasya karaṇāddharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
Après avoir terrassé Rāvaṇa au combat, il retrouva Sītā ; et par l’accomplissement du Mahālaya, Yudhiṣṭhira, fils du Dharma, obtint lui aussi l’accomplissement.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahālaya (pitṛ-pakṣa) rite
Type: kshetra
Scene: Split narrative tableau: on one side Rāma victorious over Rāvaṇa with Sītā restored; on the other Yudhiṣṭhira performing Mahālaya śrāddha with brāhmaṇas—both framed as ‘siddhi’ through dharma.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma validates Mahālaya by citing exemplary figures—sacred rites are linked with restoration, victory, and rightful success.
The verse sits within Setukhaṇḍa (Setu Māhātmya), while drawing authority from Itihāsa figures rather than naming a specific tīrtha in the line.
Perform Mahālaya (Mahālaya śrāddha); it is presented as a cause of auspicious accomplishment, illustrated through famed exemplars.