Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
रौप्यं पितॄणामतिवल्लभं तद्दत्त्वा नरो निर्मलतामुपैति । सोमस्य लोकं लभते स तावद्भुवे निवद्धा ऋषयो हि यावत्
raupyaṃ pitṝṇāmativallabhaṃ taddattvā naro nirmalatāmupaiti | somasya lokaṃ labhate sa tāvadbhuve nivaddhā ṛṣayo hi yāvat
रौप्य पितरांना अत्यंत प्रिय आहे; ते दान केल्याने मनुष्य निर्मळता प्राप्त करतो. ऋषी ज्या काळपर्यंत पृथ्वीशी नियतबंधाने राहतात त्या काळपर्यंत तो सोमलोक मिळवतो।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donor offers polished silver vessels/coins; subtle pitṛ presence is suggested through ancestral silhouettes receiving satisfaction; above, Soma’s cool lunar realm shines, indicating purity and long-lasting fruit.
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Gifts aligned with ancestral welfare purify the giver and connect one to luminous, soma-like realms shaped by sacred merit.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Raupya-dāna (donation of silver), especially meaningful in relation to Pitṛs.
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