Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99
एवमुक्त्वा स विप्रेंद्रस्तेनैव सहितस्तदा । नागह्रदं समासाद्य श्राद्धे वै भुक्तवानथ
evamuktvā sa vipreṃdrastenaiva sahitastadā | nāgahradaṃ samāsādya śrāddhe vai bhuktavānatha
Après avoir ainsi parlé, le plus éminent des brāhmanes, l’accompagnant, parvint alors à Nāgahrada ; et là, lors du rite de śrāddha, il prit part au repas.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Tirtha: Nāgahrada
Type: kund
Scene: Devaśarman and the king arrive at Nāgahrada; the śrāddha setting is arranged near the water; Devaśarman sits to partake of the ritual meal while attendants hold water pots and kuśa.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes fruitful when joined with pitṛ-dharma—performing śrāddha at a praised tīrtha completes one’s duty to ancestors.
Nāgahrada, presented as a potent tīrtha where śrāddha is efficacious.
Śrāddha is being performed, culminating in the brāhmaṇa’s ritual meal (the accepted completion of the rite).