Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
अस्माकं देहि येन स्यात्तृप्तिर्वर्षसमुद्भवा । प्रदत्ते वंशजैः श्राद्धे दीनानां त्वं दयां कुरु
asmākaṃ dehi yena syāttṛptirvarṣasamudbhavā | pradatte vaṃśajaiḥ śrāddhe dīnānāṃ tvaṃ dayāṃ kuru
« Accorde-nous ce par quoi notre apaisement pourra naître pour toute l’année. Lorsque nos descendants offriront le śrāddha, aie compassion de nous, les misérables. »
Bhūtas/pretas/piśācas etc. (petitioners), reported by Śrī Bhagavān
FAQs
Descendants have a dharmic duty to sustain the departed through śrāddha; compassion expressed through ritual becomes ongoing support.
The adhyāya’s emphasis remains Gayā and its śrāddha power, though this verse highlights the need for descendant-offered rites generally.
Offering śrāddha by descendants is presented as the means that yields lasting (year-long) satisfaction to the afflicted departed.