Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
दश पूर्वे परे तात मातृतः पितृतस्तथा । पितरः पितामहास्तेन उद्धृता नरकार्णवात्
daśa pūrve pare tāta mātṛtaḥ pitṛtastathā | pitaraḥ pitāmahāstena uddhṛtā narakārṇavāt
Wahai yang terkasih, sepuluh generasi sebelum dan sepuluh sesudah—baik dari garis ibu maupun garis ayah—para Pitṛ dan para leluhur diangkat oleh perbuatan itu dari samudra neraka.
Narrator
Tirtha: Kāverī-saṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: A split-scene: on the riverbank a devotee offers tilodaka; above/behind, faint ancestral figures rise from dark swirling ‘naraka-arnava’ (ocean of hell) toward light, guided by the offering’s radiance.
FAQs
Personal dharma performed at a holy site radiates beyond the individual, bringing upliftment to one’s ancestral lines.
The surrounding passage continues the Kāverī-saṅgama māhātmya.
Implied continuation of snāna and tilodaka/tarpaṇa-type offerings whose merit is said to rescue ancestors.