Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्रैव क्षत्रियान्हत्वा रक्तमादाय तद्बहु । तां गर्तां पूरयामास चकार पितृतर्पणम्
tatraiva kṣatriyānhatvā raktamādāya tadbahu | tāṃ gartāṃ pūrayāmāsa cakāra pitṛtarpaṇam
அங்கேயே க்ஷத்திரியர்களை வதைத்து, அவர்களின் மிகுந்த இரத்தத்தை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு அந்தக் குழியை நிரப்பி, பித்ருக்களுக்கு தர்ப்பணம் செய்தான்.
Sūta (implied narrative voice)
Tirtha: Gartatīrtha / Raktagarta (implied by description)
Type: kund
Scene: A grim battlefield quiets: Paraśurāma stands near a deep pit; blood is gathered and poured to fill it. Then he turns solemn, offering water with sesame (tilodaka) to the ancestors—hands cupped, gaze lowered.
FAQs
Ancestral obligations (pitṛ-kārya) are central in dharma; the narrative links major historical acts with ritual duty toward the pitṛs.
A specific pit/trench is referenced, but the verse does not provide a proper name; such features often become localized tīrthas in later description.
Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (offerings to the ancestors) is explicitly mentioned.