Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
यो वांछति नरो मुक्तिं पितृभिः सह चात्मनः । असंतानश्च यस्तस्य श्राद्धे प्रोक्ता त्रयोदशी
yo vāṃchati naro muktiṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha cātmanaḥ | asaṃtānaśca yastasya śrāddhe proktā trayodaśī
പിതൃകളോടൊപ്പം തനിക്കും മോക്ഷം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതും, സന്താനമില്ലാത്തതുമായ മനുഷ്യന്—അവന്റെ ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിനായി ത്രയോദശി നിർദ്ദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced; not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solitary or elderly householder without children performs Trayodaśī śrāddha at a quiet tīrtha; Pitṛs appear as luminous, peaceful figures receiving offerings; the atmosphere is contemplative, oriented to release rather than gain.
FAQs
Śrāddha is presented not only as social duty but as a means oriented toward mokṣa for oneself and one’s pitṛs when done on the proper tithi.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it gives a tithi-based śrāddha rule within a māhātmya setting.
For one who is childless and seeks liberation with the ancestors, Trayodaśī is prescribed for śrāddha.