Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
छत्रं तत्र प्रदातव्यं ब्राह्मणे शुभलक्षणे । शस्त्रेण तु हता ये वै तेषां श्राद्धं प्रदापयेत् । ते यान्ति परमं लोकं पिण्डदानप्रभावतः
chatraṃ tatra pradātavyaṃ brāhmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe | śastreṇa tu hatā ye vai teṣāṃ śrāddhaṃ pradāpayet | te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ piṇḍadānaprabhāvataḥ
Di sana hendaknya dipersembahkan sedekah payung kepada Brāhmaṇa yang layak dan bertanda baik. Dan bagi mereka yang gugur oleh senjata, hendaknya diselenggarakan śrāddha. Dengan daya piṇḍa-dāna, mereka mencapai loka tertinggi.
Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Nārada-pratiṣṭhita Śūlin-tīrtha (unnamed)
Type: ghat
Listener: King (addressed as rājendra)
Scene: A ritual scene at the tīrtha: a worthy brāhmaṇa receives a ceremonial umbrella; nearby, śrāddha is performed with piṇḍas offered for those slain by weapons, with solemn participants and river as witness.
FAQs
Charity and properly performed śrāddha at a sacred place uplift both the living and the departed.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha established in this chapter, where dāna and śrāddha gain special efficacy.
Chatra-dāna to a worthy Brāhmaṇa and śrāddha with piṇḍa-offerings for the departed, especially those killed by weapons.