Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
यः स्नात्वा परया भक्त्या पितॄन्सन्तर्पयिष्यति । श्रावणस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां नियतः शुचिः
yaḥ snātvā parayā bhaktyā pitṝnsantarpayiṣyati | śrāvaṇasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ
Sesiapa yang setelah mandi dengan bhakti tertinggi, lalu menenteramkan para Pitṛ (leluhur) dengan persembahan—pada bulan Śrāvaṇa, paruh terang, hari lunar kedua belas—dalam keadaan terkawal dan suci;
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Mayatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn bathes in the sacred lake, then offers water oblations for ancestors with cupped hands; the sky suggests Śrāvaṇa’s monsoon clarity; the mood is solemn and pure.
FAQs
Devotional bathing joined with ancestor-offerings sanctifies one’s lineage and aligns personal bhakti with pitṛ-dharma.
The Dvārakā tīrtha described in this adhyāya—connected with Mayasya-saras/Mayatīrtha.
Snāna followed by Pitṛ-tarpaṇa on Śrāvaṇa śukla Dvādaśī, performed with śauca (purity) and niyama (discipline).