Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64
ब्रह्मणा निर्मिता पूर्वं सर्वपापक्षयंकरी । उपर्यस्या यथान्यायं पितॄनुद्दिश्य भारत
brahmaṇā nirmitā pūrvaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarī | uparyasyā yathānyāyaṃ pitṝnuddiśya bhārata
Batu ini dahulu dibentuk oleh Brahmā, yang menjadi sebab lenyapnya segala dosa. Wahai Bhārata, di atas batu ini hendaklah dilakukan upacara menurut tatacara, dengan menujukan niat kepada para Pitṛ (leluhur).
Tīrtha-māhātmya narrator (contextual; likely a sage addressing a king)
Tirtha: Brahmā-nirmita divya-śilā at Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: Brahmā is depicted consecrating or creating a sacred stone on the riverbank; later, a devotee performs pitṛ-directed rites atop it with orderly ritual implements.
FAQs
Sacred geography is divinely instituted; proper ancestral dedication at such a locus becomes a powerful means of purification.
The Brahmā-made, sin-destroying Gayāśiras-śilā tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Perform rites upon/atop the śilā according to rule, explicitly dedicating the offering to the pitṛs.