Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र स्नात्वा जलं पीत्वा संतर्प्य च पितॄंस्तथा । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति मनुष्यो भुवि दुर्लभान्
tatra snātvā jalaṃ pītvā saṃtarpya ca pitṝṃstathā | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti manuṣyo bhuvi durlabhān
तत्र स्नात्वा जलं पीत्वा पितॄंश्च संतर्प्य च। मनुष्यो भुवि दुर्लभान् सर्वान् कामानवाप्नोति।
Gālava
Tirtha: Narmadā-tīrtha (source-region context)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim bathes in the river at dawn, then sips water from cupped hands; nearby, he performs pitṛ-tarpaṇa facing south with sesame and water; subtle ancestral figures appear satisfied in the background light.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā unites personal welfare with ancestral duty; dharma toward Pitṛs supports worldly and spiritual fulfillment.
The tīrtha of Narmadā at/near Amarakantaka, as established in the preceding narrative.
Snāna (bathing), pāna (drinking the tīrtha water), and Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (satisfying the ancestors).
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