Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 66
सूर्येंदु संगमे येत्र पितॄणां तृप्तिकामुकाः । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयिष्यंति तेषां श्राद्धमनंतकम्
sūryeṃdu saṃgame yetra pitṝṇāṃ tṛptikāmukāḥ | brāhmaṇānbhojayiṣyaṃti teṣāṃ śrāddhamanaṃtakam
Di pertemuan Surya dan Candra ini, sesiapa yang menginginkan kepuasan para Pitṛ (leluhur) lalu menjamu para Brāhmaṇa, maka śrāddha mereka menjadi pahala suci yang tidak berkesudahan.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Sūryendu-saṅgama (as named in the verse)
Type: sangam
Scene: A dawn confluence: two luminous discs (Sun and Moon) symbolically above sacred waters; a householder offers piṇḍa and water-libations while Brāhmaṇas are respectfully fed on leaf-plates; Kāśī’s ghāṭas and temples silhouette the background.
FAQs
Charity through feeding the worthy, performed at an empowered sacred geography, multiplies the fruit of Pitṛ rites beyond measure.
The Sūrya–Indu-saṅgama tīrtha in Kāśī, associated with Pitṛ satisfaction.
Feeding Brāhmaṇas at the Sūrya–Indu confluence with the intention of Pitṛ-tṛpti is taught as a powerful śrāddha-supporting act.