Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 160
तत्र भागीरथे तीर्थे श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयित्वा तु ब्रह्मलोके नयेत्पितॄन्
tatra bhāgīrathe tīrthe śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā tu brahmaloke nayetpitṝn
នៅទីនោះ ក្នុងទីរម្យទេវស្ថាន បាហ្គីរថ ទីរថៈ បន្ទាប់ពីធ្វើពិធី ស្រាទ្ធ (śrāddha) តាមវិធីប្បញ្ញត្តិ ហើយបម្រើភោជនាហារដល់ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ នោះអ្នកនឹងនាំបិត្របុព្វបុរសទៅដល់ ព្រហ្មលោក។
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda teaching Agastya)
Tirtha: Bhāgīratha Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a Gaṅgā-side tīrtha performs śrāddha: darbha spread, piṇḍas offered, water libations, then Brāhmaṇas seated in a row receiving food and dakṣiṇā; subtle vision of pitṛs ascending toward Brahmaloka.
FAQs
In Kāśī, properly performed śrāddha combined with honoring Brāhmaṇas becomes a powerful means for elevating one’s ancestors.
Bhāgīratha Tīrtha, a Gaṅgā-associated sacred spot within the Kāśī sacred geography.
Perform śrāddha according to injunctions and then feed Brāhmaṇas as part of the rite.