Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
सर्वेषां स्यात्परा तृप्तिर्यावन्मां पितरोऽधुना । तथा मातामहानां च पक्षे नास्त्यत्र संशयः
sarveṣāṃ syātparā tṛptiryāvanmāṃ pitaro'dhunā | tathā mātāmahānāṃ ca pakṣe nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
अशा रीतीने माझ्या पितरांपर्यंत सर्वांना परम तृप्ती होते; तसेच मातामहांच्या पक्षातही—यात काहीही संशय नाही।
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A concluding assurance: a luminous stream of offerings rises from dāna to encompass a wide ancestral assembly on both paternal and maternal sides; the Pitṛs appear serene and fully satisfied.
FAQs
Ancestral duty extends beyond the paternal line; dharma recognizes both paternal and maternal lineages in transmitting merit.
Not specified in this verse.
The dedicated act (described previously) benefits all ancestors, including the maternal side; it affirms comprehensive Pitṛ-tṛpti.
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