Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
ततः करिष्यति श्राद्धं यावत्संवत्सरं नृप । अपुत्रः प्राप्स्यते पुत्रान्वंशवृद्धिकरान्स हि
tataḥ kariṣyati śrāddhaṃ yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa | aputraḥ prāpsyate putrānvaṃśavṛddhikarānsa hi
Ensuite, ô roi, qu’il accomplisse le śrāddha durant une année entière ; en vérité, même celui qui est sans fils obtiendra des fils, qui feront croître sa lignée.
Narrator of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Rājavāpī
Type: kund
Listener: King (nṛpa)
Scene: A king or householder performs śrāddha: seated on kuśa grass near the tīrtha, offering piṇḍa and water-libations, with brāhmaṇas receiving food and gifts; the stepwell glimmers nearby.
FAQs
Service to the ancestors through śrāddha, supported by tīrtha-merit, is portrayed as restoring prosperity and continuity of lineage.
The benefit is tied to the tīrtha described in Adhyāya 98; this verse itself does not specify the name.
Performing śrāddha continuously for a year after the tīrtha observance.