Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
तर्पयेच्च पितॄन्देवान्मनुष्यांश्च यथाक्रमम् । ततः श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत पितॄणां श्रद्धयाऽन्वितः
tarpayecca pitṝndevānmanuṣyāṃśca yathākramam | tataḥ śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta pitṝṇāṃ śraddhayā'nvitaḥ
Então, na devida ordem, deve-se oferecer tarpaṇa aos Pitṛs, aos Devas e aos seres humanos; depois, com fé, deve-se realizar o śrāddha para os ancestrais.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Ṛṣitīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: On a ghat after bathing, the pilgrim sits facing water, offering tarpaṇa with cupped hands; nearby are śrāddha items—piṇḍa, darbha, sesame, water-pot—while elders/priests assist; mood is tender and solemn.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by gratitude and duty—especially the dharma of honoring ancestors with faith.
The rites are prescribed in the context of Ṛṣitīrtha within the Siddheśvara-associated sacred geography of Dvārakā-māhātmya.
Tarpaṇa to Pitṛs, Devas, and humans in order, followed by śrāddha for the Pitṛs with śraddhā.