Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
श्राद्धांते ते च प्रत्यक्षा ह्याशिषो मे वदंति च । ततः कदाचित्पितरः प्रहृष्टा मामथाब्रवन्
śrāddhāṃte te ca pratyakṣā hyāśiṣo me vadaṃti ca | tataḥ kadācitpitaraḥ prahṛṣṭā māmathābravan
À la fin du śrāddha, ils deviennent visibles et me disent même des bénédictions. Puis, un jour, mes Pitṛs, tout réjouis, m’adressèrent ces paroles.
Devaśarmā
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-sāgara-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Pitṛs (as immediate interlocutors in the next verse) / broader Purāṇic audience
Scene: At the close of śrāddha, luminous ancestral figures appear before the performer, offering spoken blessings; the ritual space shows remnants of offerings, kuśa, and water-vessels; atmosphere charged with sacred wonder.
FAQs
Śrāddha performed with faith is portrayed as so efficacious that ancestral grace becomes tangible—through blessings and inner assurance.
The verse continues the Gaṅgāsāgara context indirectly, emphasizing the śrāddha’s fruit rather than naming a new site.
Completion of śrāddha and the associated tarpaṇa to Pitṛs, resulting in blessings.