Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83
नवतिं कल्पसाहस्रं तृप्यन्ति पितरोऽस्य वै । संततिं चाप्यविच्छिन्नां दद्युः पितृगणाः सदा
navatiṃ kalpasāhasraṃ tṛpyanti pitaro'sya vai | saṃtatiṃ cāpyavicchinnāṃ dadyuḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ sadā
Pendant quatre-vingt-dix mille kalpas, ses ancêtres sont véritablement rassasiés ; et les cohortes des Pitṛs lui accordent toujours une lignée ininterrompue et la continuité de la descendance.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous assembly of Pitṛs seated in subtle celestial space, receiving offerings; they extend blessings toward a family line depicted as an unbroken garland/tree of generations.
FAQs
Ancestral rites sustain dharmic continuity—gratitude to forebears yields stability of family line and long-term merit.
Setukṣetra’s Mahālaya context, where śrāddha is said to produce extraordinary pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction).
The implied prescription is Mahālaya śrāddha/tarpaṇa, whose fruit is described as pitṛ satisfaction and lineage-blessing.