Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पितॄणां च परा तुष्टिर्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । पुरासीद्भार्गवो रामः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः
pitṝṇāṃ ca parā tuṣṭiryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | purāsīdbhārgavo rāmaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
പിതൃകൾക്ക് പരമ തൃപ്തി ലഭിക്കുന്നു; അത് പ്രളയാന്തം വരെ നിലനിൽക്കും। പുരാതനകാലത്ത് ഭാർഗവ രാമൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; ആയുധധാരികളിൽ എല്ലാവരിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ അവൻ തന്നേ।
Pulastya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Rāma-tīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands at the water’s edge; behind, a visionary tableau shows pitṛs receiving offerings with serene satisfaction. A secondary vignette hints at Bhārgava Rāma, axe-bearing, as a remembered hero.
FAQs
Tīrtha-related merit is linked not only to personal purification but also to enduring benefit for one’s ancestors.
Rāma-tīrtha (the section continues its māhātmya by invoking Bhārgava Rāma).
No explicit rite is stated here, but the verse frames the result in terms of pitṛ-tuṣṭi, commonly associated with snāna and ancestor-oriented offerings.