Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
कुशतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नात्वा सन्तर्पयेत्पितॄन् । दानं दत्त्वा यथाशक्त्या निर्मलं लोकमाप्नुयात्
kuśatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnātvā santarpayetpitṝn | dānaṃ dattvā yathāśaktyā nirmalaṃ lokamāpnuyāt
ಅನಂತರ ಕುಶತೀರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು; ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿ ಪಿತೃಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ತರ್ಪಣದಿಂದ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು. ಯಥಾಶಕ್ತಿ ದಾನ ನೀಡಿ ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kuśatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrim audience (implicit)
Scene: At a tīrtha with kuśa grass growing along the bank, a pilgrim bathes, then offers tarpaṇa; afterward he gives alms to a needy person or brāhmaṇa, symbolizing yathāśakti charity and purified destiny.
FAQs
Purity is gained through a complete dharmic circuit—snāna, pitṛ-offerings, and charity in harmony.
Kuśatīrtha.
Bathing, pitṛ-santarpana (tarpaṇa), and dāna according to one’s means.