Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
चक्रुः श्राद्धक्रियाश्चान्ये पितॄनुद्दिश्य भक्तितः । पितॄणां तर्पणं चान्ये तिलमिश्र जलेन च
cakruḥ śrāddhakriyāścānye pitṝnuddiśya bhaktitaḥ | pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ cānye tilamiśra jalena ca
Sebahagian melaksanakan upacara Śrāddha dengan penuh bhakti, dipersembahkan kepada para leluhur; sebahagian yang lain pula melakukan tarpaṇa kepada Pitṛ dengan air yang dicampur biji wijen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at a riverbank/kuṇḍa perform tarpaṇa: hands cupped, water with sesame flowing, kusa grass and small piṇḍa offerings nearby; elders guide the rite while others sit in śrāddha posture.
FAQs
Pilgrimage includes gratitude to lineage—honoring the Pitṛs through śrāddha and tarpaṇa is integral to dharma.
The Adhyāya 72 kṣetra’s tīrthas are implied as suitable for pitṛ-kriyā; the verse does not name a single site.
Perform śrāddha for the ancestors and offer pitṛ-tarpaṇa using tilamiśra-jala (sesame-mixed water).