Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
इन्द्र उवाच । वर्षेवर्षे तदा श्राद्धं प्रकरोति पितामहः । गयां गत्वा दिने तस्मिन्पितॄणां दिव्यरूपिणाम्
indra uvāca | varṣevarṣe tadā śrāddhaṃ prakaroti pitāmahaḥ | gayāṃ gatvā dine tasminpitṝṇāṃ divyarūpiṇām
इंद्र म्हणाले—अशा रीतीने पितामह (ब्रह्मा) दरवर्षी त्या दिवशी गयेस जाऊन दिव्यरूप पितरांसाठी श्राद्ध करतात.
Indra (Śakra)
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Brahmā journeys to Gayā and performs śrāddha for radiant pitṛs; the scene emphasizes ritual order, divine participants, and cyclical time (year after year).
FAQs
Even the highest divine authorities honor the Pitṛs through regular śrāddha, establishing it as a universal dharmic duty.
Gayā is highlighted as the destination for śrāddha for the Pitṛs.
Performing śrāddha annually, and specifically going to Gayā on the appropriate day for Pitṛ offerings.