Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
तस्यैव दक्षिणे भागे सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी । तस्यां स्नात्वा च वै सम्यग्यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः । स पितॄंस्तारयेत्सर्वान्नरकान्नात्र संशयः
tasyaiva dakṣiṇe bhāge sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | tasyāṃ snātvā ca vai samyagyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ | sa pitṝṃstārayetsarvānnarakānnātra saṃśayaḥ
Sur son flanc méridional se trouve un lieu ou un cours d’eau qui anéantit tous les péchés. Celui qui s’y baigne selon le rite et accomplit le śrāddha délivre tous ses ancêtres de l’enfer — sans aucun doute.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Nyaṅkumatī (southern tīrtha/stream)
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim at a southern bank performs snāna, then offers piṇḍa and tarpaṇa; pitṛs rise from a dark nether realm toward light as the tīrtha’s sanctity radiates.
FAQs
Dharma includes care for the ancestral line: tīrtha-bathing and śrāddha performed rightly are said to uplift both self and forebears.
The sin-destroying southern part associated with the Nyaṅkumatī river-tīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Perform proper snāna there and then conduct śrāddha; the stated fruit is deliverance of ancestors from naraka.