Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
आत्मा च पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ स्नानाच्च जलतर्पणात् । यस्मात्कुलं त्वया पुत्र तीर्थेऽस्मिंस्तारितं ततः
ātmā ca pārthivaśreṣṭha snānācca jalatarpaṇāt | yasmātkulaṃ tvayā putra tīrthe'smiṃstāritaṃ tataḥ
पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ, स्नानात् जलतर्पणाच्च तवात्माऽपि विशुद्ध्यति; यतो हे पुत्र, त्वया अस्मिन्तीर्थे कुलमिदं तारितम्।
Pitṛs (forefathers), reported by Pulastya
Tirtha: Nirmalodaka
Type: kund
Scene: After bathing, the king stands at the water’s edge offering cupped water (añjali) as tarpaṇa; subtle light indicates purification; the atmosphere is calm and resolved.
FAQs
Rites at a tīrtha purify the performer and serve as a bridge of duty and compassion toward one’s ancestors.
The same Arbuda tīrtha where snāna and jalatarpaṇa are performed—celebrated for saving the kula.
Snāna (bathing) and jala-tarpaṇa (water oblations, especially for pitṛs).