Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 101
प्रेतभावाद्विनिर्मुक्तः पुत्राहं त्वत्प्रभावतः । स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सांप्रतं त्रिदिवालयम्
pretabhāvādvinirmuktaḥ putrāhaṃ tvatprabhāvataḥ | svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ tridivālayam
प्रेतभावाद्विनिर्मुक्तः पुत्राहं त्वत्प्रभावतः। स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सांप्रतं त्रिदिवालयम्॥
Aśarīriṇī vāk (identified as the king’s deceased son)
Tirtha: Nāgahrada
Type: kund
Scene: An unseen son’s voice declares liberation from preta-state; the king is overwhelmed with relief; the pond and sky feel sanctified, suggesting the departing spirit’s ascent toward heaven.
FAQs
Śrāddha performed with faith at a revered tīrtha can release a departed one from preta-state and restore their upward journey.
Nāgahrada, whose śrāddha is shown to grant preta-vimocana (release from preta-condition).
The implied prescription is pitṛ-śrāddha at Nāgahrada for the welfare and elevation of departed relatives.
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