Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
पिण्डनिर्वपणं तेषु कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता । उष्णमन्नं द्विजातिभ्यः श्रद्धया विनिवेशयेत्
piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ teṣu kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā | uṣṇamannaṃ dvijātibhyaḥ śraddhayā viniveśayet
Sesiapa yang menginginkan kesejahteraan dan kemakmuran hendaklah mempersembahkan piṇḍa di sana; dan dengan śraddhā (iman), hendaklah menghidangkan makanan panas yang baru dimasak kepada para dvija (dua kali lahir).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Pitṛ-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: On a Prabhāsa ghāṭa, the performer offers piṇḍas on a kuśa/kāśa base; nearby, brāhmaṇas are seated and served steaming hot rice and dishes with reverence; the sea breeze and temple spire frame the act of ancestral devotion.
FAQs
Faithful service—piṇḍa offerings and respectful feeding—becomes a channel of merit that supports both ancestors and the performer’s welfare.
The prescriptions are taught within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, presenting Prabhāsa as a proper setting for Pitṛ rites.
Offer piṇḍas in the prepared ritual setting and feed qualified dvijas with warm food, done with śraddhā.