Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
सारस्वतजलं नॄणां ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । सरस्वत्यां नराः स्नात्वा संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः । पश्चात्पिंडप्रदातारो न भवंति स्तनंधयाः
sārasvatajalaṃ nṝṇāṃ brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati | sarasvatyāṃ narāḥ snātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ | paścātpiṃḍapradātāro na bhavaṃti stanaṃdhayāḥ
Air suci Sārasvata menghapuskan bahkan dosa berat seperti brahma-hatyā bagi manusia. Setelah mandi di Sungai Sarasvatī serta menenteramkan para Pitṛ dan para dewa dengan tarpaṇa, mereka yang kemudian mempersembahkan piṇḍa tidak menjadi ‘stanaṃdhaya’—bergantung dan lemah seperti bayi menyusu.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Sārasvata-tīrtha / Sarasvatī-snānaphala
Type: river
Scene: Pilgrims at the Sarasvatī perform river-bath; then on the bank they offer tarpaṇa with water in cupped palms and place piṇḍas on darbha, with a calm, luminous riverine backdrop.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā joined with pitṛ-devatā satisfaction purifies grave faults and stabilizes one’s life and destiny.
The Sarasvatī river tīrtha (Sārasvata jala) within the Dharmāraṇya/Prabhāsa sacred landscape.
Snāna in Sarasvatī, pitṛ-tarpaṇa and deva-tarpaṇa, followed by piṇḍadāna.