Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
कांक्षंति पितरः पुत्रान्नरकादतिभीरवः । गंता यो गोष्पदे पुत्रः स नस्त्राता भविष्यति । गोष्पदे च सुतं दृष्ट्वा पितॄणामुत्सवो भवेत्
kāṃkṣaṃti pitaraḥ putrānnarakādatibhīravaḥ | gaṃtā yo goṣpade putraḥ sa nastrātā bhaviṣyati | goṣpade ca sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā pitṝṇāmutsavo bhavet
« Les Ancêtres (Pitṛ), saisis d’une grande crainte de l’enfer, désirent des fils. Le fils qui se rendra à Goṣpada deviendra notre libérateur. Et, voyant un fils à Goṣpada, les Pitṛ se réjouissent en une célébration. »
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Goṣpada
Type: kund
Scene: A poignant scene: subtle, semi-transparent Pitṛ figures (ancestors) shown anxious about naraka, looking toward a living son/pilgrim approaching Goṣpada; upon his arrival, the Pitṛs brighten and celebrate, indicating deliverance.
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Pilgrimage and righteous acts performed by descendants can uplift and protect the ancestors, highlighting intergenerational dharma.
Goṣpada Tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Pitṛ-benefit and deliverance.
The verse implies that going to Goṣpada as a dutiful son (often with offerings to Pitṛs) brings ancestral joy and protection.