Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
राजतेषु च पात्रेषु यद्द्विजेभ्यः प्रदीयते । पितृभ्यस्तस्य नैवाऽन्तो युगान्तेऽपि प्रजायते
rājateṣu ca pātreṣu yaddvijebhyaḥ pradīyate | pitṛbhyastasya naivā'nto yugānte'pi prajāyate
Apa jua yang diberikan kepada para dvija (yang ‘dua kali lahir’) dalam bejana perak—persembahan itu kepada para pitṛ tidak berpenghujung, bahkan hingga akhir suatu yuga.
Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Scene: A silver vessel gleams as a donor pours offering to a brāhmaṇa; behind, a symbolic timeline arc shows yugas passing while the pitṛs continue receiving the offering’s benefit—visualizing ‘no end even at yuga’s close’.
FAQs
Rightful giving amplifies and extends merit; offerings dedicated to pitṛs through proper recipients are described as inexhaustible.
The verse emphasizes śrāddha merit rather than a named location; the tīrtha-setting is contextual to the chapter.
It praises giving to dvijas using silver vessels as yielding inexhaustible pitṛ-related merit.