Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
गुडैश्चैवोदकैर्नाथ तत्र पिंडं करोति यः । उद्धरेत्सप्त गोत्राणि कुलमेकोत्तरं शतम्
guḍaiścaivodakairnātha tatra piṃḍaṃ karoti yaḥ | uddharetsapta gotrāṇi kulamekottaraṃ śatam
ஓ நாதா! அங்கே வெல்லமும் நீரும் கொண்டு பிண்டதானம் செய்பவன் ஏழு கோத்திரங்களை उद्धரித்து, குலத்தின் நூற்று ஒன்று தலைமுறைகளையும் உயர்த்துவான்।
Narrator/teacher voice (contextual speaker not explicit in this verse; within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in a forest tīrtha prepares a piṇḍa with jaggery and water on darbha grass, offering it with folded hands; subtle presence of pitṛs receiving the offering, with a sanctified grove and a small waterbody nearby.
FAQs
Ritual acts performed in a sanctified place (Dharmāraṇya) gain amplified merit and can benefit one’s ancestors and lineage.
Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest/kshetra praised in the Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa).
Offering a piṇḍa using guḍa (jaggery) and udaka (water) at Dharmāraṇya for pitṛ-related merit.