Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
श्राद्धे कृते तु विप्रेन्द्राः पितरो मुक्तिमाप्नुयुः । दाने मनोरथावाप्तिर्जायते नात्र संशयः
śrāddhe kṛte tu viprendrāḥ pitaro muktimāpnuyuḥ | dāne manorathāvāptirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Ó melhor dos brāhmaṇas, quando o śrāddha é realizado, os antepassados alcançam a libertação; e por meio da caridade (dāna) nasce o cumprimento dos desejos justos — disso não há dúvida.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Listener: Viprendra/viprāḥ (explicit address)
Scene: A śrāddha setting: darbha grass, piṇḍas, water vessel for tarpaṇa; brāhmaṇas seated; the performer offers with solemn focus; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving the offering.
FAQs
Dharma expressed as śrāddha and dāna uplifts both ancestors and the living, yielding liberation and auspicious fulfillment.
This verse states general tīrtha-linked dharma results; it does not name a specific site.
Śrāddha for ancestors and dāna (charitable giving).