Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94
ये चान्ये नरके जातास्तत्र योन्यंतरं गताः । प्रयांत्याप्यायनं वत्स सम्यक्छ्राद्धक्रियावताम्
ye cānye narake jātāstatra yonyaṃtaraṃ gatāḥ | prayāṃtyāpyāyanaṃ vatsa samyakchrāddhakriyāvatām
Dan mereka yang lain, yang lahir di neraka dan di sana berpindah ke rahim-rahim yang lain—wahai anakku, melalui śrāddha yang dilakukan dengan benar oleh para pelaksana yang taat, mereka memperoleh pemeliharaan dan kelegaan.
Unspecified (teacher addressing a listener as vatsa)
Listener: vatṣa (addressed as ‘dear one’ in the verse)
Scene: A dutiful performer conducts śrāddha with piṇḍas and udaka; in a parallel realm, suffering beings in naraka and in harsh wombs receive cooling nourishment and their torment eases.
FAQs
Śrāddha, done correctly, can transmit support to beings suffering in painful states, expressing Purāṇic compassion and intergenerational duty.
Dharmāraṇya is the sanctified context where śrāddha is taught as especially consequential.
Perform śrāddha ‘samyak’—properly according to rule—to confer āpyāyana (nourishment/relief) to departed beings.