Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
धर्मेश्वर पुरस्तात्सा त्वेकदा पितृतर्पणात् । स्याद्वै दशगुणा तृप्तिः सत्यमेव न संशयः
dharmeśvara purastātsā tvekadā pitṛtarpaṇāt | syādvai daśaguṇā tṛptiḥ satyameva na saṃśayaḥ
—तीच तृप्ती धर्मेश्वरासमोर एकदाच पितृतर्पण केल्याने दहापट होते; हे सत्यच, संशय नाही.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Dharmeśvara-sannidhi (Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dānava-adhipa
Scene: A Śiva shrine of Dharmeśvara at forest edge; devotee performs tarpaṇa directly before the sanctum; above, pitṛs appear more radiant, receiving amplified offerings; the verse’s ‘truth, no doubt’ is conveyed by a firm, luminous aura.
FAQs
Certain sacred loci (especially near a manifested deity) magnify the fruit of dharmic rites, making sincere acts extraordinarily potent.
The area “before Dharmmeśvara” in Dharmāraṇya/Dharmmeśvara-pura is explicitly glorified as a pitṛ-rite powerhouse.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa performed once before Dharmmeśvara is said to yield tenfold pitṛ-satisfaction.