Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
पिंडतारकमित्येतत्प्राचीनं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कुम्भकुक्षिगिरिस्थं तत्पित्र्ये कर्मणि सिद्धिदम्
piṃḍatārakamityetatprācīnaṃ tīrthamuttamam | kumbhakukṣigiristhaṃ tatpitrye karmaṇi siddhidam
हे प्राचीन व उत्तम तीर्थ ‘पिंडतारक’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध आहे। कुम्भकुक्षि गिरिवर स्थित हे पितृकर्मात, विशेषतः पिंडदानात, सिद्धी देणारे आहे।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Piṇḍatāraka
Type: kund
Scene: A hill-tīrtha with a small water-body or sacred spot where pilgrims offer piṇḍas and tarpaṇa; priests guide rites; the atmosphere is solemn, compassionate, and ancestral.
FAQs
Service to one’s ancestors through dharmic rites, when done at a praised tīrtha, becomes especially fruitful and purifying.
Piṇḍatāraka Tīrtha, located on Kumbhakukṣi-giri within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Pitṛ-karman—ancestral rites such as śrāddha and piṇḍa-offerings—are indicated as attaining siddhi here.