Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
तर्पिताः पितरश्चैव रुधिरेण महात्मना । प्रतिज्ञा पालिता तस्माद्विकोपश्च बभूव सः
tarpitāḥ pitaraścaiva rudhireṇa mahātmanā | pratijñā pālitā tasmādvikopaśca babhūva saḥ
Sang berhati luhur itu menenteramkan para Pitṛ dengan darah; maka nazarnya terpenuhi, dan sesudah itu amarahnya yang dahsyat pun mereda.
Sūta (implied narrative voice)
Type: ghat
Scene: A solitary vow-keeper at a riverbank tīrtha performs pitṛ-tarpaṇa; the mood is heavy—blood as an offering, then a visible softening as his anger ebbs and the air becomes calm.
FAQs
Keeping one’s vow and completing ancestral obligations is framed as dharma that brings inner resolution and the pacification of anger.
No particular tīrtha is named in this line; it concludes a ritual-ethical arc that may be connected to a place in surrounding verses.
Tarpaṇa for the pitṛs is referenced (ancestor-satisfaction rite), though without procedural specifics.