Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
वासुदेवसमादेशात्तत्र गत्वाथ सांप्रतम् । गयाकूपे करिष्यामि श्राद्धं भक्त्या द्विजोत्तमाः
vāsudevasamādeśāttatra gatvātha sāṃpratam | gayākūpe kariṣyāmi śrāddhaṃ bhaktyā dvijottamāḥ
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Indra
Tirtha: Gayā-kūpa (at Camatkārapura)
Type: kund
Scene: Indra, acting under Vāsudeva’s directive, stands beside a sacred well called Gayā-kūpa in Camatkārapura, preparing śrāddha offerings; brāhmaṇas assist with kuśa, piṇḍa, and water vessels; the atmosphere is solemn and devotional.
FAQs
Ancestral rites become especially potent when performed with devotion at sanctified tīrthas and in obedience to divine guidance.
Gayā-kūpa is named as the sacred spot for performing śrāddha.
Indra intends to perform śrāddha at Gayā-kūpa, explicitly “with bhakti,” under Vāsudeva’s instruction.