Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
पितृमेधफलं तेषामशेषं च भविष्यति । तथा शत्रुक्षयो राजन्वासः स्वर्गेषु चाक्षयः
pitṛmedhaphalaṃ teṣāmaśeṣaṃ ca bhaviṣyati | tathā śatrukṣayo rājanvāsaḥ svargeṣu cākṣayaḥ
Pour eux se manifestera, entier et sans diminution, le fruit des rites sacrificiels offerts aux pitṛ (pitṛ‑medha) ; et de même, ô roi, il y aura la ruine des ennemis et une demeure impérissable dans les mondes célestes.
Śiva (continuing the boon/praise)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (addressed as rājan)
Scene: A king is addressed with a phala-śruti: devotees performing pitṛ-rites at a radiant coastal tīrtha receive complete pitṛmedha fruit, enemies fall away, and a shining path to imperishable svarga opens.
FAQs
Service to ancestors at a sanctified tīrtha is portrayed as both spiritually elevating and socially protective.
Rāmatīrtha, where śrāddha is said to yield complete pitṛ-rite merit.
The implied rite is śrāddha for pitṛs at the tīrtha, with stated results (phala) for the performer.