Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
इन्द्र उवाच । वर्षेवर्षे तदा श्राद्धं प्रकरोति पितामहः । गयां गत्वा दिने तस्मिन्पितॄणां दिव्यरूपिणाम्
indra uvāca | varṣevarṣe tadā śrāddhaṃ prakaroti pitāmahaḥ | gayāṃ gatvā dine tasminpitṝṇāṃ divyarūpiṇām
Indra berkata: Demikianlah, dari tahun ke tahun, Pitāmaha (Brahmā) melaksanakan śrāddha; pada hari itu Baginda pergi ke Gayā untuk mempersembahkan kepada para Pitṛ yang berwujud suci dan mulia.
Indra (Śakra)
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Brahmā journeys to Gayā and performs śrāddha for radiant pitṛs; the scene emphasizes ritual order, divine participants, and cyclical time (year after year).
FAQs
Even the highest divine authorities honor the Pitṛs through regular śrāddha, establishing it as a universal dharmic duty.
Gayā is highlighted as the destination for śrāddha for the Pitṛs.
Performing śrāddha annually, and specifically going to Gayā on the appropriate day for Pitṛ offerings.