Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 123
पितॄणां वांछता तृप्तिं कालेष्वेतेषु यत्नतः । गयायां च विशेषेण लोकद्वयमभीप्सता
pitṝṇāṃ vāṃchatā tṛptiṃ kāleṣveteṣu yatnataḥ | gayāyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa lokadvayamabhīpsatā
Celui qui recherche la satisfaction des Pitṛs doit, avec zèle, accomplir le rite en ces temps convenables—et tout particulièrement à Gayā—s’il désire le bien dans les deux mondes (ici-bas et l’au-delà).
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at Gayā performing piṇḍa-dāna on a riverbank with priests guiding; ancestral figures receive offerings; the sense of ‘both worlds’ shown by earthly crowd and celestial ascent path.
FAQs
Properly timed Śrāddha, and especially Gayā-śrāddha, is praised as a powerful means to fulfill duty to ancestors and secure well-being in both worlds.
Gayā is explicitly highlighted as a particularly potent place for ancestral rites.
Perform Śrāddha with diligence at the prescribed times, with special emphasis on performing it at Gayā.