Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
स्नात्वा संतर्प्य देवांश्च पितॄन्मातॄंस्तथैव च । श्राद्धं कृत्वा ततः पश्चात्पितृभ्यो विधिपूर्वकम्
snātvā saṃtarpya devāṃśca pitṝnmātṝṃstathaiva ca | śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā tataḥ paścātpitṛbhyo vidhipūrvakam
स्नात्वा देवांश्च पितॄन् मातॄंश्च संतर्प्य, श्राद्धं कृत्वा, ततः पश्चात् पितृभ्यः विधिपूर्वकं दानादि समर्पयेत्।
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Revākhaṇḍa; likely addressing a king)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: ghat
Listener: King
Scene: At sunrise after bathing, the devotee stands waist-deep in the river, offering water with cupped hands for devas and ancestors; on the bank, a simple śrāddha setup with darbha, piṇḍa materials, and a seated priest.
FAQs
Dharma integrates devotion with gratitude—honoring devas and ancestors through prescribed offerings purifies the practitioner.
The Narmadā/Revā tīrtha setting of Revākhaṇḍa, where bathing and tarpaṇa are especially meritorious.
Snāna, tarpaṇa to devas/pitṛs/mātṛs, and performing śrāddha with vidhi (proper procedure).
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