Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
उद्धृताः पितरस्तैस्तु यावच्चंद्रार्क्कमेदिनि । द्वापरे च युगे भूत्वा व्यासेनोक्तं महात्मना
uddhṛtāḥ pitarastaistu yāvaccaṃdrārkkamedini | dvāpare ca yuge bhūtvā vyāsenoktaṃ mahātmanā
Melalui mereka, para leluhur mereka sungguh terangkat selama bulan dan matahari masih bertahan di bumi. Demikianlah sabda Mahātma Vyāsa, yang menampakkan diri pada Yuga Dvāpara.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (with Dharma-vāpī implied in immediate context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vyāsa, serene and radiant, speaks of pitṛ-upliftment enduring as long as sun and moon; behind him a sacred grove and a small waterbody hinting at Dharma-vāpī; subtle sun-moon disc motifs in the sky.
FAQs
Acts tied to tīrtha and śrāddha can generate long-lasting benefit for one’s ancestors, grounded in revered Purāṇic authority.
Dharmāraṇya (context), as the locus whose practices yield enduring pitṛ-benefit.
Ancestral benefit is linked to the prior-mentioned recitation/śrāddha context, validated here by Vyāsa’s statement.