Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112
श्राद्धं चक्रुः प्रयत्नेन श्रद्धया पूतचेतसा । तान्दृष्ट्वा शबरो बिल्वैः पिण्डांश्चक्रे प्रयत्नतः
śrāddhaṃ cakruḥ prayatnena śraddhayā pūtacetasā | tāndṛṣṭvā śabaro bilvaiḥ piṇḍāṃścakre prayatnataḥ
அவர்கள் பக்தியுடனும் தூய மனத்துடனும் முயற்சியுடன் ஸ்ராத்தத்தைச் செய்தனர். அவர்களைப் பார்த்த சபரனும் பில்வப் பழங்களால் பிண்டங்களைத் தயார் செய்து முயன்று அர்ப்பணித்தான்.
Īśvara (Śiva), in dialogue context
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (implied by immediate context of the passage)
Type: ghat
Scene: A riverside śrāddha scene: royal party performing piṇḍa offerings; nearby a Śabara, moved by their devotion, prepares simple piṇḍas from bilva fruits with earnest concentration.
FAQs
Śrāddha gains power through śraddhā (faith) and purity of intention; sincere participation is honored even with simple offerings.
The śrāddha is performed in the Cakratīrtha setting of the Revā-khaṇḍa pilgrimage landscape.
Performance of śrāddha and preparation of piṇḍa-offerings—here even bilva fruit is used as an offering material.
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