Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 142
ये तु संस्मृत्य मनुजाः कपालं मम सद्द्विज । तत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति ते नरा मुक्तिसंयुताः । श्राद्धपक्षे विशेषेण प्रयास्यंति परांगतिम्
ye tu saṃsmṛtya manujāḥ kapālaṃ mama saddvija | tatra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti te narā muktisaṃyutāḥ | śrāddhapakṣe viśeṣeṇa prayāsyaṃti parāṃgatim
Mais ceux qui, se souvenant de mon crâne, ô bon brāhmaṇa, accompliront là le śrāddha—ces hommes seront pourvus de mokṣa, la délivrance. Et surtout durant la saison du śrāddha, le Pitṛ-pakṣa, ils atteindront l’état suprême.
Indra (continuing)
Tirtha: Kapālamocana
Type: ghat
Listener: saddvija (good brāhmaṇa) addressed by the speaker
Scene: Pilgrims at Kapālamocana perform śrāddha: offering piṇḍas and water to pitṛs while remembering the sacred kapāla; the atmosphere is solemn, compassionate, and liberative.
FAQs
Remembrance and proper ancestral rites at a sanctified tīrtha are portrayed as powerful means toward purification and liberation.
Kapālamocana-tīrtha, where performing śrāddha is said to confer exceptional spiritual merit.
Perform śrāddha at the tīrtha, particularly during śrāddha-pakṣa (pitṛ-pakṣa), with remembrance of the sacred ‘kapāla’ associated with the narrative.
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