Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र तीर्थे हुतं दत्तं गुरवस्तोषिता यदि । मृतानां सप्त जन्मानि फलमक्षयमश्नुते
tatra tīrthe hutaṃ dattaṃ guravastoṣitā yadi | mṛtānāṃ sapta janmāni phalamakṣayamaśnute
Bila di tīrtha itu dilakukan homa, diberikan dāna, dan para guru serta sesepuh dipuaskan, maka bagi yang telah wafat pahala itu dinikmati tanpa susut selama tujuh kelahiran.
Unspecified in snippet (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Ṛṇamocana-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A riverside altar with a small homa fire; the pilgrim offers oblations, gives gifts to priests, and bows to gurus/elders; above, departed ancestors receive light, symbolizing akṣaya fruit for seven births.
FAQs
Acts done at a tīrtha—homa, dāna, and honoring gurus—generate enduring merit that benefits even the departed.
The same unnamed tīrtha referenced as ‘tatra tīrthe’ in the ongoing Revā Khaṇḍa passage.
Homa/offerings (huta), charitable giving (datta), and satisfying elders/teachers (guru-toṣa).