Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
प्रेता यान्तु परे लोके तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः । पापं मे प्रशमं यातु एतु वृद्धिं शुभं सदा
pretā yāntu pare loke tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ | pāpaṃ me praśamaṃ yātu etu vṛddhiṃ śubhaṃ sadā
‘இந்த தீர்த்தத்தின் மகிமையால் பிரேதர்கள் மேலுலகத்திற்குச் செல்லட்டும். என் பாவம் தணியட்டும்; எப்போதும் மங்களமான செல்வவளம் பெருகட்டும்.’
Vyāsa (teaching the śrāddha-mantra to Yudhiṣṭhira) [deduced]
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (the referenced ford)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A solemn prayer at the river: the yajamāna stands or kneels at the water’s edge with añjali, offerings on darbha nearby; faint, symbolic ascent of departed souls toward a luminous upper realm; the river glows as the mediating ‘tīrtha’.
FAQs
Tīrthas amplify the fruit of ancestral rites—benefiting the departed and purifying the performer.
A tīrtha within the Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape (Revā Khaṇḍa context).
A spoken prayer/mantra during śrāddha seeking upliftment of the departed, removal of sin, and growth of auspiciousness.