Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
योऽत्र स्नानं प्रकुरुते पितॄणां तर्पणं तथा । श्राद्धं पितॄणां भक्त्या च स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्
yo'tra snānaṃ prakurute pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ tathā | śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ bhaktyā ca sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim
Barangsiapa mandi di sini, lalu mempersembahkan tarpaṇa bagi para Pitṛ, serta melaksanakan śrāddha untuk leluhur dengan bhakti—ia akan mencapai tujuan tertinggi.
Narrator (contextual, within Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)
Tirtha: Mahādeva-saras
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim performs snāna in the lotus lake, then offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands; nearby, a simple śrāddha setting with darbha grass, piṇḍa offerings, and a calm, luminous atmosphere suggesting ‘paramā gati’.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is fulfilled by dharma: honoring ancestors through tarpaṇa and śrāddha at a tīrtha is praised as a path to the highest good.
Mahādeva-saras (the sacred lake) in the Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative.
Snāna at the tīrtha, Pitṛ-tarpaṇa, and Pitṛ-śrāddha performed with bhakti.