Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 180
उदीरतामगिंरस आयंतुन इतीष्यते । ऊर्जं वहंती पितृभ्यः स्वधायिभ्यस्ततः पठेत्
udīratāmagiṃrasa āyaṃtuna itīṣyate | ūrjaṃ vahaṃtī pitṛbhyaḥ svadhāyibhyastataḥ paṭhet
Ensuite, conformément à l’injonction, qu’on récite la formule védique commençant par « udīratām … » ; puis qu’on récite « ūrjaṃ vahantī … » pour les Pitṛ, ceux qui reçoivent la svadhā.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Ganga-ghāṭa tarpaṇa-sthāna)
Type: ghat
Scene: A brāhmaṇa at a Kāśī ghāṭa recites Vedic formulas with kuśa grass and water-vessel, offering tarpaṇa toward the southern direction for Pitṛs, with lamps and river steps behind.
FAQs
Ancestral rites are sustained through correct mantra-recitation, honoring the Pitṛs as recipients of svadhā.
The verse is within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s ritual section; it implies Kāśī as a powerful setting for Pitṛ-karmas but names no single tīrtha.
Recite specified mantra-formulas in sequence for the Pitṛs (svadhāyibhyaḥ), consistent with one’s tradition.