Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
पितृपक्षे च वै केचिन्मातृपक्षे तथैव च । तथा श्वशुरपक्षे च ये चान्ये मित्रबांधवाः
pitṛpakṣe ca vai kecinmātṛpakṣe tathaiva ca | tathā śvaśurapakṣe ca ye cānye mitrabāṃdhavāḥ
ある者は父祖の系統（pitṛpakṣa）に属し、またある者は母方の系統（mātṛpakṣa）に属する。同様に舅の系統（śvaśurapakṣa）に属する者もあり、さらに他には友人や親族という者たちもいる。
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī tīrtha ambit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the Māhātmya frame (brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis implied)
Scene: A ritual performer at the ghāṭa visualizes concentric circles of kin—paternal, maternal, affinal, friends—while offering water-libations; subtle ghostly silhouettes in the background indicate unseen recipients.
FAQs
Ritual remembrance and offerings are envisioned broadly, encompassing multiple family lines and relational bonds.
The immediate discourse continues within the Gomati–Ocean saṅgama māhātmya of Dvārakā.
The verse frames the categories of relations commonly addressed in Śrāddha/tarpaṇa contexts (paternal, maternal, in-law, and other relations).