Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
कृतपारणको हृष्टो गच्छेन्नियमधृक्पुनः । आगत्याभ्यर्च्य पितॄन्यथोक्तफलभाग्भवेत्
kṛtapāraṇako hṛṣṭo gacchenniyamadhṛkpunaḥ | āgatyābhyarcya pitṝnyathoktaphalabhāgbhavet
Совершив пост и должное его завершение, радостный и соблюдающий обетную дисциплину, пусть он отправится в путь. Возвратившись и почтив предков, он обретает плоды, провозглашённые в шастрах.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual) / tīrtha-yātrā (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, having broken the fast with simple sattvic food, sets out joyfully yet restrained; later returns and performs pitṛ-worship with water libations and offerings.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is a complete dharmic cycle—begin with vrata discipline and conclude by honoring the ancestors.
The procedure is taught in Kāśīkhaṇḍa as the normative way to approach Kāśī’s tīrthas and their merit.
Perform upoṣaṇa with proper pāraṇa before departure; on return, worship Pitṛs to secure the stated fruits.