Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः । पितॄणां प्रीणनार्थाय सर्वं तेन कृतं भवेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryātprayatnataḥ | pitṝṇāṃ prīṇanārthāya sarvaṃ tena kṛtaṃ bhavet
ហើយអ្នកណាដែលងូតទឹកនៅទីរថៈនោះ រួចធ្វើ ស្រាទ្ធៈ ដោយខិតខំ ដើម្បីបំពេញចិត្តបិត្របុព្វបុរស នោះ កិច្ចទាំងអស់ដែលគួរធ្វើសម្រាប់ពួកគេ ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាសម្រេចរួច។
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Siddheśvara tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (mahīpāla)
Scene: On the riverbank after snāna, a devotee performs śrāddha: offering piṇḍa and water-libations, with kusa grass, facing the river; subtle presence of ancestors receiving offerings in a luminous, unseen plane.
FAQs
Performing ancestral rites at a praised tīrtha is presented as a complete and highly effective fulfillment of pitṛ-dharma.
The same Siddheśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
Tīrtha-snān followed by diligent performance of Śrāddha for the ancestors.
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