Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
तर्पिता जाह्नवीतोयैर्नरेण विधिना सकृत् । प्रयांति स्वर्गतिं तेपि स्वर्गिणो मुक्तिमाप्नुयुः
tarpitā jāhnavītoyairnareṇa vidhinā sakṛt | prayāṃti svargatiṃ tepi svargiṇo muktimāpnuyuḥ
Bila mereka dipuaskan walau sekali saja—oleh seorang manusia, menurut tata-aturan—melalui tarpaṇa dengan air Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), maka bahkan mereka pun menempuh jalan surga; dan setelah mencapai surga, pada akhirnya dapat meraih mokṣa (pembebasan).
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) at Kāśī
Type: ghat
Scene: A householder performs tarpaṇa with Gaṅgā water at a Kāśī ghāṭa; luminous streams rise toward subtle celestial realms, suggesting svarga-gati and eventual liberation.
FAQs
Properly performed ancestral satisfaction (tarpaṇa) with Gaṅgā water has extraordinary salvific power—raising the departed to heaven and ultimately toward mokṣa.
Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī), especially as connected to Kāśī’s sacred riverfront and the later-named Uttaravāhinī stretch.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa using Gaṅgā water, performed vidhinā (according to proper procedure), even once.