Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
दृष्ट्वा नदीं महादेवि पितरः स्वर्गसंस्थिताः । गायंति तत्र सामानि नृत्यन्ति च हसंति च
dṛṣṭvā nadīṃ mahādevi pitaraḥ svargasaṃsthitāḥ | gāyaṃti tatra sāmāni nṛtyanti ca hasaṃti ca
Tatkala melihat sungai itu, wahai Mahādevī, para Pitṛ yang bersemayam di syurga menyanyikan kidung-kidung Sāman di sana; mereka menari dan turut tertawa.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Citrāpathā-nadī
Type: ghat
Listener: mahādevī (Great Goddess)
Scene: Celestial Pitṛs appear above the riverbank, garlanded and radiant, singing Sāman chants; some dance, some laugh, while below a devotee beholds the river in awe.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only for the living; it also benefits the ancestors, strengthening intergenerational dharma through śrāddha and remembrance.
The river-tīrtha (Citrāpathā) in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, portrayed as a place that delights the Pitṛs.
Not explicit in this verse, but it frames the tīrtha as especially suitable for Pitṛ-related rites (expanded in following verses).