Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
शक्राद्या विबुधा व्यग्राः श्राद्धं यच्छंति नो यदा । ततश्चागत्य तान्सर्वे देवान्संप्रार्थयामहे
śakrādyā vibudhā vyagrāḥ śrāddhaṃ yacchaṃti no yadā | tataścāgatya tānsarve devānsaṃprārthayāmahe
Lorsque Indra et les autres dieux, absorbés par leurs tâches, nous accordent les offrandes de śrāddha, alors nous nous approchons et implorons avec ferveur tous ces dieux.
Pitṛs (ancestors), explaining their dependence on śrāddha
Type: ghat
Scene: A group of pitṛs, subtle-bodied and yearning, approach a radiant assembly of devatās led by Śakra (Indra), hands folded in supplication as śrāddha offerings are ritually presented on earth.
FAQs
Śrāddha is presented as the functional channel through which Pitṛs receive support, emphasizing ritual duty as a bridge between worlds.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the chapter’s general Tīrthamāhātmya framework.
Śrāddha is explicitly mentioned as the offering given to the Pitṛs, indicating the prescribed rite for ancestral nourishment and relief.