Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
श्राद्धे कृते तु विप्रेन्द्राः पितरो मुक्तिमाप्नुयुः । दाने मनोरथावाप्तिर्जायते नात्र संशयः
śrāddhe kṛte tu viprendrāḥ pitaro muktimāpnuyuḥ | dāne manorathāvāptirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രന്മാരേ! ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്താൽ പിതൃകൾ മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; ദാനത്താൽ മനോരഥസിദ്ധി ലഭിക്കുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Listener: Viprendra/viprāḥ (explicit address)
Scene: A śrāddha setting: darbha grass, piṇḍas, water vessel for tarpaṇa; brāhmaṇas seated; the performer offers with solemn focus; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving the offering.
FAQs
Dharma expressed as śrāddha and dāna uplifts both ancestors and the living, yielding liberation and auspicious fulfillment.
This verse states general tīrtha-linked dharma results; it does not name a specific site.
Śrāddha for ancestors and dāna (charitable giving).