Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
कृताश्रमश्च तत्रैव तर्पयिष्ये निजान्पितॄन् । दर्शेदर्शे यथा चासौ स्तुत्यनामा सुभद्रकः
kṛtāśramaśca tatraiva tarpayiṣye nijānpitṝn | darśedarśe yathā cāsau stutyanāmā subhadrakaḥ
அங்கேயே நான் முறையாக ஆச்ரமதர்மத்தை நிறுவி என் பித்ருக்களைத் தர்ப்பணத்தால் திருப்திப்படுத்துவேன்; ஒவ்வொரு தர்ஶ (அமாவாசை) கர்மத்திலும் ‘சுபத்ரகன்’—புகழத்தக்க நாமம் உடையவன்—செய்வதுபோல்।
Narrator (same episode; speaker not explicitly named in this snippet)
Scene: A householder-sage establishes a small riverside āśrama with a kuśa-seat and water-vessel, performing pitṛ-tarpaṇa at new moon; the name ‘Subhadraka’ is evoked as an exemplar of praised conduct.
FAQs
Ancestral gratitude is sustained through regular rites; discipline (āśrama) and consistency in offerings uphold family dharma.
The context continues the Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama tīrtha, where the speaker plans to perform ancestral rites.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa to ancestors, to be done repeatedly at the darśa (new-moon) observance.