Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
भुक्त्वा वा भ्रमते यच्च जलं यच्चाह्नि सेवते । ब्राह्मणानां तथान्नेन तेन तृप्तिं प्रयांति ते
bhuktvā vā bhramate yacca jalaṃ yaccāhni sevate | brāhmaṇānāṃ tathānnena tena tṛptiṃ prayāṃti te
Qu’il s’agisse de l’eau que l’on sirote après le repas ou de l’eau employée dans l’observance quotidienne, et de même de la nourriture offerte aux brāhmaṇas — par cela, les défunts obtiennent la pleine satisfaction.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied disciple/son in the didactic sequence
Scene: A householder completes a meal and performs ācamanā; nearby, brāhmaṇas are fed with reverence. In the unseen layer, ancestors receive tṛpti from the water and food offered.
FAQs
Hospitality and sacred giving—water and food offered in dharma—become channels of nourishment for the ancestors.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śrāddha-related acts are described as especially fruitful.
Offering water (tarpana-like usage) and feeding Brāhmaṇas as part of ancestral rites for ensuring pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction).