Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
पितॄणामक्षया तृप्तिर्जायते द्विजसत्तमाः । अष्टम्यां च चतुर्द्दश्यां स्नात्वा चेन्द्रपदे नरः
pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptirjāyate dvijasattamāḥ | aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturddaśyāṃ snātvā cendrapade naraḥ
ஓ சிறந்த இருபிறப்பினரே, அஷ்டமி மற்றும் சதுர்தசி நாள்களில் அங்கு நீராடினால் பித்ருக்களுக்கு அழியாத திருப்தி உண்டாகி, மனிதன் இந்திரபதத்தை அடைவான்।
Narrator (contextual, within Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvija-sattama-s
Scene: Pilgrims bathing at a sacred waterbody on Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī, performing tarpaṇa for ancestors; subtle vision of pitṛs receiving offerings; Indra’s celestial realm hinted as the promised fruit.
FAQs
Tīrtha-snāna performed on sacred tithis yields enduring merit, especially as service to one’s ancestors.
A Dvārakā-region tīrtha within the Dvārakā Māhātmya context (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), connected with Indreśvara traditions in the surrounding verses.
Bathing (snāna) on Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī for ancestral benefit (pitṛ-tṛpti).