Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि पितरस्तेन तर्पिताः
kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi pitarastena tarpitāḥ
त्या कर्माने पितर हजारो कोटी कल्पांपर्यंत तृप्त होतात।
Narrator (contextual; continuation of the previous verse’s ritual result)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: As the devotee offers water, translucent ancestral figures (pitṛs) appear above the riverbank, receiving the offering with calm satisfaction; the scene conveys vast time—stars or a cosmic backdrop subtly layered behind the river.
FAQs
Tīrtha-based offerings can generate extraordinary, long-lasting spiritual benefit for one’s lineage.
Implicitly Śuklatīrtha, as the fruit statement continues the preceding instruction about offerings there.
The effect (phala) of tarpaṇa-like offering is stated: ancestors are immensely satisfied.