Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
अत्रागत्य महाभागः क्षाद्धं कुर्यात्सुभक्तितः । पितॄणामक्षयं तच्च सर्वेषां पिंडपातनम्
atrāgatya mahābhāgaḥ kṣāddhaṃ kuryātsubhaktitaḥ | pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ tacca sarveṣāṃ piṃḍapātanam
अत्रागत्य महाभागः सुभक्त्या श्राद्धं कुर्यात्; तत्पितॄणामक्षयं फलम्, सर्वेषां पितॄणां पिण्डपातनं च भवति।
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Akṣayavaṭa-tulya-kṣetra (śrāddha-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted pilgrim performs śrāddha: darbha grass, water libations, piṇḍas on leaf-plates; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving; the sacred spot sanctifies the act into ‘for all ancestors’.
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Devotion-filled ancestral rites performed at a powerful tīrtha extend lasting welfare to one’s lineage.
The chapter’s featured site—Siddhakūpa/Siddhakuṇḍa associated with Siddheśvara.
Perform śrāddha and piṇḍa-offering here with sincere devotion for akṣaya pitṛ-benefit.