Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे यो गत्वा श्राद्धमाचरेत् । पितॄणां चैव सर्वेषामनृणः स प्रजायते
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre yo gatvā śrāddhamācaret | pitṝṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāmanṛṇaḥ sa prajāyate
जो हाटकेश्वराच्या पवित्र क्षेत्रात जाऊन श्राद्ध करतो, तो सर्व पितरांप्रती ऋणमुक्त होतो.
Narrative voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra: kuśa grass, piṇḍas, water libations, brāhmaṇas seated for bhojana; Śiva’s shrine nearby.
FAQs
Fulfilling pitṛ-obligations through śrāddha is a major duty; tīrthas amplify its merit and remove pitṛ-debt (pitṛ-ṛṇa).
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly praised as a powerful place for ancestral rites.
Performing śrāddha (and implicitly pitṛ offerings such as tarpaṇa) upon visiting Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.