Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84
तौ मातापितरौ वृद्धौ त्वया मुक्तौ क्षयं गतौ । त्वं च संसिद्धिमापन्नः परामस्मत्प्रसादतः
tau mātāpitarau vṛddhau tvayā muktau kṣayaṃ gatau | tvaṃ ca saṃsiddhimāpannaḥ parāmasmatprasādataḥ
«Ces deux-là — ta mère et ton père âgés —, délivrés par toi, sont parvenus à leur terme. Et toi, par notre grâce, tu as atteint l’accomplissement suprême.»
The sages (Munis)
Tirtha: Mukhārā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The addressed brāhmaṇa (later famed as Vālmīki in v.124.85)
Scene: A sage pronounces a boon: the devotee’s aged parents are shown departing in a luminous, peaceful ascent, while the devotee stands with folded hands receiving the assurance of supreme accomplishment.
FAQs
Compassionate action and the blessings of realized sages together mature into supreme spiritual success.
This statement forms part of the Māhātmya that anchors the sanctity of the local tīrtha later named Mukhārā.
No explicit ritual; it highlights the fruit (saṃsiddhi) arising from dharmic conduct and sages’ grace.