Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
तथा चंद्रोदकुंडेऽत्र श्राद्धैस्तृप्यंति पूर्वजाः । गयायां च यथा मुच्येत्सर्वर्णात्पितृजान्नरः
tathā caṃdrodakuṃḍe'tra śrāddhaistṛpyaṃti pūrvajāḥ | gayāyāṃ ca yathā mucyetsarvarṇātpitṛjānnaraḥ
तसेच येथे चंद्रोदकुंडात श्राद्ध केल्याने पूर्वज तृप्त होतात. गयेत जसा मनुष्य पितृऋणासह सर्व ऋणांतून मुक्त होतो, तसाच येथेही मुक्त होतो.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Candroda-kuṇḍa / Candroda-tīrtha
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha beside a moon-associated pond in Kāśī; offerings of piṇḍa and water-libations are made while subtle ancestral figures appear gratified in the background; distant silhouette of a Śiva shrine (Candreśvara).
FAQs
Kāśī’s sacred waters can bestow Gayā-like fulfillment of ancestral duty and relief from inherited obligations.
Candroda-kuṇḍa (the Candroda pond) in Kāśī.
Perform śrāddha at Candroda-kuṇḍa for ancestral satisfaction and release from pitṛ-related obligations.