Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73
दातारं च तथात्मानं तारयन्ति तरन्ति च । श्राद्धं सोमेश्वरे पार्थ यः कुर्याद्गतमत्सरः
dātāraṃ ca tathātmānaṃ tārayanti taranti ca | śrāddhaṃ someśvare pārtha yaḥ kuryādgatamatsaraḥ
ते दात्यालाही आणि स्वतःलाही तारतात व भवसागर पार करतात। हे पार्थ, जो मत्सर त्यागून सोमेश्वर येथे श्राद्ध करतो, तो हे तारक पुण्य प्राप्त करतो।
Skanda (contextual attribution; vocative “Pārtha” indicates a dialogic address within the chapter)
Tirtha: Somēśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: On the bank near Somēśvara, a patron performs śrāddha with calm humility; offerings to pitṛs are made with darbha and water, while the Somēśvara liṅga stands nearby, radiating quiet grace; the atmosphere is free of rivalry.
FAQs
Rites for ancestors bear full fruit when performed with purity of heart—especially freedom from envy.
Someshvara, praised as a powerful place for śrāddha within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Perform śrāddha at Someshvara with a non-envious, pure intention.