Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
रक्तानुबन्धमित्येव तस्मात्तत्कीर्त्त्यते क्षितौ । तत्र सन्तर्प्य वै देवान्यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नृप
raktānubandhamityeva tasmāttatkīrttyate kṣitau | tatra santarpya vai devānyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute nṛpa
C’est pourquoi, sur la terre, on le célèbre sous le nom même de « Raktānubandha ». Ô Roi, quiconque, en ce lieu, rassasie d’abord les dieux par des offrandes puis accomplit le śrāddha—
Pulastya (deduced from immediate narrative context of Arbuda Khaṇḍa dialogue)
Tirtha: Raktānubandha
Type: ghat
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: On stone steps by the tīrtha, a householder offers water with kuśa grass to devas, then arranges piṇḍas for śrāddha; priests chant while the tīrtha glows subtly.
FAQs
Sacred places preserve dharma through both remembrance (kīrti) and right ritual order—honoring devas and then ancestors.
Raktānubandha Tīrtha, a sanctified site described in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa.
Perform deva-tarpaṇa (satisfying the gods with offerings) and then śrāddha at the tīrtha.