Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
ततः पर्युषितो रात्रौ स्वप्नान्ते वाक्यमब्रवीत् । प्रसन्नवदनो भूत्वा दिव्यमाल्यवपुर्धरः
tataḥ paryuṣito rātrau svapnānte vākyamabravīt | prasannavadano bhūtvā divyamālyavapurdharaḥ
അതിനുശേഷം രാത്രിയിൽ സ്വപ്നാന്തത്തിൽ പര്യുഷിതൻ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു—പ്രസന്നമുഖനായി, ദിവ്യമാലകളാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ച ദീപ്തമായ രൂപം ധരിച്ചു.
Narrator (Īśvara section-frame continues in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Haripriyā-tīrtha (contextual fruit)
Type: ghat
Scene: Nighttime dream scene: Paryuṣita appears with a serene face, radiant body, and divine garlands, speaking to the sage at the end of a dream.
FAQs
When rites are done properly, the departed’s condition changes from distress to auspicious radiance—indicating upliftment.
The transformation follows śrāddha connected with Haripriya Tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
No new rite is prescribed here; it depicts the auspicious result of the previously performed vidhivat śrāddha.