Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
अपि नः स कुले कश्चिद्भविष्यति नरोत्तमः । यो यतीनो कलौ प्राप्ते पितॄनुद्दिश्य दास्यति
api naḥ sa kule kaścidbhaviṣyati narottamaḥ | yo yatīno kalau prāpte pitṝnuddiśya dāsyati
कलौ प्राप्ते अस्माकं कुले कश्चिन्नरोत्तमो भविष्यति वा। यः पितॄनुद्दिश्य यतीनां दानं दास्यति॥
Pitṛs (ancestors), as implied by first-person plural ‘naḥ’ and pitṛ-focused context
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A family elder speaks with longing about future descendants who will uphold dharma in Kali-yuga by giving to ascetics for the sake of ancestors; background shows Dvārakā’s temple spires and pilgrims.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, dedicating charity to holy renunciants can become a powerful means to please and uplift one’s ancestors.
Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting of this chapter within the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Dāna (charitable giving) to yatīs, performed with a pitṛ-dedication (pitṝn uddiśya).