Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
ये पिंडान्निर्वपिष्यंति श्रद्धया श्राद्धदानतः । तेषां पितॄणां संतृप्तिर्भविष्यति ममाज्ञया
ye piṃḍānnirvapiṣyaṃti śraddhayā śrāddhadānataḥ | teṣāṃ pitṝṇāṃ saṃtṛptirbhaviṣyati mamājñayā
ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ശ്രാദ്ധദാനത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായി പിണ്ഡങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിക്കുന്നവർക്ക്, എന്റെ ആജ്ഞയാൽ അവരുടെ പിതൃകൾ സമ്പൂർണ്ണ തൃപ്തി പ്രാപിക്കും.
Śiva (Devadeva)
Tirtha: Kāpilatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Viṣṇu and Brahmā (as addressees in the preceding verse), and the assembled devas/pitṛs (as audience)
Scene: On the steps of Kāpilatīrtha, a householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas placed on darbha, water offered for tarpaṇa; unseen Pitṛs receive satisfaction; Śiva’s presence is felt as a protective, sanctioning force.
FAQs
Faithful śrāddha and piṇḍa-offering, performed at the praised tīrtha, directly benefits one’s ancestors—validated by Śiva’s authority.
Kāpilatīrtha in Kāśī, the setting of Śiva’s instruction.
Offer piṇḍas and perform śrāddha-dāna with śraddhā (faith) to secure Pitṛ-saṃtṛpti.