Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या यः संतर्पयते पितॄन् । प्रेतत्वात्पितरो मुक्ता भवन्ति श्राद्धदायिनः
tatra snātvā naro bhaktyā yaḥ saṃtarpayate pitṝn | pretatvātpitaro muktā bhavanti śrāddhadāyinaḥ
Di sana, sesiapa yang mandi dengan bhakti lalu mempersembahkan upacara pemuasan kepada para pitṛ (leluhur), maka para leluhurnya dibebaskan daripada keadaan preta dan menjadi penerima yang layak bagi persembahan śrāddha.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate context; explicit from v.16)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa pitṛ-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A devotee, freshly bathed, stands at the water’s edge offering tarpaṇa with cupped hands; subtle ancestral figures rise from a shadowy preta-state into a calmer, luminous form, indicating liberation and renewed eligibility for śrāddha.
FAQs
Devotional rites for ancestors, performed at a powerful tīrtha, are said to uplift the departed and restore dharmic continuity.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in the context of Preta-related tīrtha merit.
Snāna (bathing) followed by pitṛ-tarpaṇa (satisfying offerings) connected to śrāddha.