Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो भक्त्या तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्
tatra snātvā tu yo bhaktyā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ | pitarastasya tṛpyanti yāvadābhūtasamplavam
Sesiapa yang mandi di sana dengan bhakti lalu mempersembahkan tarpaṇa kepada para Pitṛ dan para dewa—para leluhurnya akan berpuas hati hingga saat pralaya, peleraian alam semesta.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda/Devaśilā-tīrtha (tarpaṇa-pradhāna)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee bathes at the tīrtha and then offers tarpaṇa—water streaming through cupped hands—while subtle ancestral figures appear content, receiving the offering; the scene hints at vast cosmic time.
FAQs
Devotion joined with ritual duty (snāna and pitṛ-tarpaṇa) sustains ancestral well-being and strengthens dharma across generations.
The Devaśilā/Śūlabheda tīrtha area described in this Adhyāya of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Bathe at the tīrtha and perform tarpaṇa offerings to Pitṛs and deities with devotion.