Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97
तर्पणं पितृदेवानां श्राद्धं दानं सदक्षिणम् । तीर्थेतीर्थे च गोदानं नियतः प्रकृतो विधिः
tarpaṇaṃ pitṛdevānāṃ śrāddhaṃ dānaṃ sadakṣiṇam | tīrthetīrthe ca godānaṃ niyataḥ prakṛto vidhiḥ
Offre le tarpaṇa (libations) aux ancêtres et aux dieux; accomplis le śrāddha; fais l’aumône avec la dakṣiṇā convenable; et, en chaque tīrtha, accomplis le go-dāna, le don d’une vache—tel est l’usage établi et prescrit.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at a coastal/riverine Prabhāsa tīrtha performing tarpaṇa with water in cupped hands, a śrāddha setting with brāhmaṇas receiving dakṣiṇā, and a ceremonial go-dāna near a liṅga-shrine precinct.
FAQs
A complete tīrtha-yātrā integrates devotion to gods with gratitude to ancestors, expressed through rites and generous giving.
The instruction applies across the tīrthas of Prabhāsa kṣetra—‘at each tīrtha’.
Tarpaṇa to pitṛs and devas, śrāddha, dāna with dakṣiṇā, and go-dāna at each tīrtha as a fixed procedure.