Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
यावत्त्वं तिष्ठसे लोके यावच्चद्रार्कतारकाः । तवोदकामृतैस्तृप्तास्तावत्स्थास्यंति पूर्वजाः
yāvattvaṃ tiṣṭhase loke yāvaccadrārkatārakāḥ | tavodakāmṛtaistṛptāstāvatsthāsyaṃti pūrvajāḥ
जब तक तुम लोक में स्थित रहोगे, और जब तक चन्द्र, सूर्य तथा तारे बने रहेंगे—तब तक तुम्हारे अमृत-तुल्य जल से तृप्त होकर तुम्हारे पूर्वज स्थिर रहेंगे।
Īśvara (narrator framing the dialogue; assurance connected to pitṛ-satisfaction)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa sacred waters (toya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: moon, sun, and starry sky above; below, a luminous water body; ancestors in subtle forms drink nectar-like water and appear steady and content, while a devotee offers tarpaṇa at the shore.
FAQs
Sacred offerings connected to tīrtha-waters create enduring benefit for one’s lineage and ancestors.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s oceanic tīrtha associated with Somnāth.
Implied pitṛ-tarpaṇa/ancestor-satisfaction through contact and offering of the tīrtha-water.
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