Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
पितॄणां वल्लभं तीर्थं पिंडेनैकेन तर्पिताः । ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्यंति सुपुत्रेणेह तारिताः
pitṝṇāṃ vallabhaṃ tīrthaṃ piṃḍenaikena tarpitāḥ | brahmalokaṃ gamiṣyaṃti suputreṇeha tāritāḥ
हे तीर्थ पितरांना अत्यंत प्रिय आहे. एकाच पिंडाने तृप्त होऊन, सत्पुत्राने तारलेले पितर ब्रह्मलोकास जातात।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Prabhāsa, a virtuous son offers a single piṇḍa; ancestors appear satisfied, receiving light and ascending toward Brahmaloka, with a serene cosmic lotus-world motif above.
FAQs
Serving ancestors through śrāddha and piṇḍa at a revered tīrtha is a powerful expression of dharma that brings exalted posthumous welfare.
A pitṛ-beloved tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Sarasvatī māhātmya context.
Offering even a single piṇḍa (piṇḍadāna) to satisfy the pitṛs.