Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
इन्द्र उवाच । वर्षेवर्षे तदा श्राद्धं प्रकरोति पितामहः । गयां गत्वा दिने तस्मिन्पितॄणां दिव्यरूपिणाम्
indra uvāca | varṣevarṣe tadā śrāddhaṃ prakaroti pitāmahaḥ | gayāṃ gatvā dine tasminpitṝṇāṃ divyarūpiṇām
ഇന്ദ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അങ്ങനെ പിതാമഹൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) വർഷംതോറും ആ ദിനത്തിൽ ഗയയിൽ ചെന്നു ദിവ്യരൂപികളായ പിതൃകൾക്കായി ശ്രാദ്ധം നിർവഹിക്കുന്നു.
Indra (Śakra)
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Brahmā journeys to Gayā and performs śrāddha for radiant pitṛs; the scene emphasizes ritual order, divine participants, and cyclical time (year after year).
FAQs
Even the highest divine authorities honor the Pitṛs through regular śrāddha, establishing it as a universal dharmic duty.
Gayā is highlighted as the destination for śrāddha for the Pitṛs.
Performing śrāddha annually, and specifically going to Gayā on the appropriate day for Pitṛ offerings.