Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
श्राद्धं यः कुरुते तत्र स्नात्वा दानं विशेषतः । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यंति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kurute tatra snātvā dānaṃ viśeṣataḥ | pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
जो तेथे स्नान करून, विशेषतः दान देऊन, श्राद्ध करतो—त्याचे पितर प्रलयापर्यंत तृप्त राहतात.
Nārada
Tirtha: Nāradīya-saras
Type: kund
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A devotee, freshly bathed, performs śrāddha on the lakeshore: offering piṇḍas and water-libations; subtle presence of satisfied pitṛs in the background, receiving offerings through rays of light.
FAQs
Service to ancestors through śrāddha, supported by tīrtha-bathing and charity, is a powerful form of dharma with enduring fruit.
Nāradīya-saras, where śrāddha with snāna and dāna yields extraordinary results.
Perform snāna (bath), then śrāddha, with special emphasis on dāna (charity).