Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
पितॄणां जायते तृप्तिर्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
pitṝṇāṃ jāyate tṛptiryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret
Para leluhur memperoleh kepuasan di sana hingga ke penghujung zaman kosmik. Oleh itu, dengan segala usaha, hendaklah seseorang menunaikan mandi suci di tempat itu dengan sempurna.
Govinda (Viṣṇu), as reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda sacred lake (pitṛ-tṛpti tīrtha)
Type: kund
Listener: Devī
Scene: On the lakebank, offerings to ancestors are made—water libations with sesame, piṇḍa offerings—while the sky subtly suggests vast cosmic time (sun, moon, and stars), implying the promise of enduring pitṛ satisfaction; the verse ends with an injunction urging determined bathing.
FAQs
Service to ancestors is magnified by sacred place; tīrtha-bathing becomes an enduring act of dharma benefiting pitṛs.
The bathing spot at Vārāha Tīrtha, described as extraordinarily effective for pitṛ-satisfaction.
Snāna at the tīrtha, emphasized as a must-do practice with full effort.