Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
यः पुनस्तु गयां गत्वा युष्मद्वंशसमुद्भवः । करिष्यति तथा श्राद्धं तेन मुक्तिमवाप्स्यथ
yaḥ punastu gayāṃ gatvā yuṣmadvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ | kariṣyati tathā śrāddhaṃ tena muktimavāpsyatha
“Namun, jika seorang keturunan daripada susur galurmu pergi ke Gayā dan melakukan śrāddha di sana dengan cara yang sama, maka melalui itu kamu akan mencapai mokṣa, yakni pembebasan.”
Śrī Bhagavān
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A descendant journeys to Gayā and performs śrāddha; the departed attain liberation through that act.
FAQs
Pilgrimage plus rite: performing śrāddha at a supreme tīrtha like Gayā is taught as a direct instrument for the departed’s liberation.
Gayā is explicitly identified as the liberation-giving tīrtha for śrāddha.
A descendant should travel to Gayā and perform śrāddha there according to the prescribed method to secure mokṣa for the departed.