Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
अत्रागत्य महाभागः क्षाद्धं कुर्यात्सुभक्तितः । पितॄणामक्षयं तच्च सर्वेषां पिंडपातनम्
atrāgatya mahābhāgaḥ kṣāddhaṃ kuryātsubhaktitaḥ | pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ tacca sarveṣāṃ piṃḍapātanam
ഹേ മഹാഭാഗ, ഇവിടെ വന്ന് ശുദ്ധഭക്തിയോടെ ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യുക. അത് പിതൃകൾക്ക് അക്ഷയഫലമാകുകയും, എല്ലാ പിതൃപുരുഷർക്കും പിണ്ഡദാനമായി നിലകൊള്ളുകയും ചെയ്യും.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Akṣayavaṭa-tulya-kṣetra (śrāddha-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted pilgrim performs śrāddha: darbha grass, water libations, piṇḍas on leaf-plates; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving; the sacred spot sanctifies the act into ‘for all ancestors’.
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Devotion-filled ancestral rites performed at a powerful tīrtha extend lasting welfare to one’s lineage.
The chapter’s featured site—Siddhakūpa/Siddhakuṇḍa associated with Siddheśvara.
Perform śrāddha and piṇḍa-offering here with sincere devotion for akṣaya pitṛ-benefit.