Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पितॄणां च परा तुष्टिर्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । पुरासीद्भार्गवो रामः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः
pitṝṇāṃ ca parā tuṣṭiryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | purāsīdbhārgavo rāmaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
અને પિતૃઓને પરમ તૃપ્તિ મળે છે, જે પ્રલય સુધી રહે છે। પ્રાચીન કાળે ભાર્ગવ રામ હતા, જે સર્વ શસ્ત્રધારીઓમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ હતા।
Pulastya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Rāma-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands at the water’s edge; behind, a visionary tableau shows pitṛs receiving offerings with serene satisfaction. A secondary vignette hints at Bhārgava Rāma, axe-bearing, as a remembered hero.
FAQs
Tīrtha-related merit is linked not only to personal purification but also to enduring benefit for one’s ancestors.
Rāma-tīrtha (the section continues its māhātmya by invoking Bhārgava Rāma).
No explicit rite is stated here, but the verse frames the result in terms of pitṛ-tuṣṭi, commonly associated with snāna and ancestor-oriented offerings.