Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26
चान्द्रायणेन नश्यन्ति शुक्लतीर्थे न संशयः । शुक्लतीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः
cāndrāyaṇena naśyanti śuklatīrthe na saṃśayaḥ | śuklatīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ
Pela observância do Cāndrāyaṇa, eles são destruídos em Śuklatīrtha—sem dúvida. E quem se banhar em Śuklatīrtha e oferecer tarpaṇa, libações para a satisfação dos Pitṛs e das divindades—
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A clear ritual sequence: dawn at the ghat; the pilgrim bathes, then stands facing south for pitṛ-tarpaṇa with water and sesame; then turns for deva-tarpaṇa; the riverbank is bright (‘śukla’).
FAQs
Austerity (vrata) becomes especially potent when performed in a sanctified landscape; place and practice together intensify purification.
Śuklatīrtha, praised as a locus where expiation and ancestral rites yield strong results.
Cāndrāyaṇa vrata, bathing (snāna) at Śuklatīrtha, and tarpaṇa to Pitṛs and devas.