Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
यस्य तस्य न मोक्षोऽस्ति प्रेतत्वाद्वै युगैरपि । ततः सपिण्डीकरणे बांधवैः सुकृते नरः
yasya tasya na mokṣo'sti pretatvādvai yugairapi | tataḥ sapiṇḍīkaraṇe bāṃdhavaiḥ sukṛte naraḥ
Selama seseorang berada dalam keadaan preta, tiada pembebasan baginya walaupun melalui zaman yang amat panjang. Sesudah itu, apabila kaum kerabat melaksanakan upacara sapiṇḍīkaraṇa dengan kebajikan yang sewajarnya, si mendiang pun menerima manfaat dengan sepatutnya.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Kinsmen perform sapiṇḍīkaraṇa: three ancestral piṇḍas and the preta-piṇḍa are ritually united; the departed’s form becomes calmer, moving from restless preta to honored pitṛ.
FAQs
The preta-state is a binding condition, and proper ancestral rites performed by kin are portrayed as crucial supports for the departed.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on śrāddha-dharma and post-death rites.
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa—an ancestral rite integrating the departed into the lineage of pitṛs—is explicitly referenced.