Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
ऋषिधान्येन यस्तत्र श्राद्धं नृप समाचरेत् । स पितृंस्तारयेत्सर्वान्पक्षयोरुभयोरपि
ṛṣidhānyena yastatra śrāddhaṃ nṛpa samācaret | sa pitṛṃstārayetsarvānpakṣayorubhayorapi
ឱ ព្រះរាជា អ្នកណាធ្វើពិធី ស្រាទ្ធ នៅទីនោះ ដោយប្រើ «ធញ្ញៈឥសិ» (គ្រាប់ធញ្ញជាតិបរិសុទ្ធរបស់ឥសិ) នោះគេនឹងសង្គ្រោះបិត្របុព្វបុរសទាំងអស់—ទាំងក្នុងពាក់កណ្តាលខែភ្លឺ និងពាក់កណ្តាលខែងងឹតផងដែរ។
Pulastya
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭhāśrama-tīrtha (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpa)
Scene: A king listens as a sage describes śrāddha at a forest-hermitage tīrtha; a performer offers piṇḍas and tilodaka near a clear pool, with ascetics and sacred grain vessels present.
FAQs
Tīrtha-based śrāddha is exalted as a potent act of compassion and duty that uplifts one’s ancestors.
The tīrtha at Vasiṣṭha’s kuṇḍa/area in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, where śrāddha is said to be especially effective.
Śrāddha performed there, specifically using ṛṣi-dhānya (sacred grain), with efficacy in both lunar fortnights.