Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
निर्गतास्मि गृहं भूयो स्नात्वा तीर्थमिदं महत् । तत्र यो भानवो भक्त्या पितॄनुद्दिश्य भक्तितः
nirgatāsmi gṛhaṃ bhūyo snātvā tīrthamidaṃ mahat | tatra yo bhānavo bhaktyā pitṝnuddiśya bhaktitaḥ
«Après m’être baigné dans ce grand tīrtha, je repartirai vers ma demeure. Et là, ô resplendissant, quiconque offrira un culte avec dévotion, en le dédiant avec foi aux Pitṛ (ancêtres)…»
Gautama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa mahā-tīrtha (snāna-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-sage completes a ritual bath in luminous waters; he gathers water in cupped hands, mentally dedicating offerings to the Pitṛs; a path leads back toward a simple home, showing continuity between tīrtha and household rites.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only for personal purification; it becomes a bridge for ancestral upliftment when actions are dedicated to the Pitṛs with bhakti.
The ‘great tīrtha’ is within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the Gātramocana/Pretatīrtha narrative setting.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha, followed by devotional acts directed toward the Pitṛs.