Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
यच्च तीर्थे पितृश्राद्धं स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । हितकारी च भूतेभ्यः सोऽश्नीयात्तीर्थजं फलम्
yacca tīrthe pitṛśrāddhaṃ snānaṃ tatra samācaret | hitakārī ca bhūtebhyaḥ so'śnīyāttīrthajaṃ phalam
யார் தீர்த்தத்தில் பித்ரு ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்து, அங்கே விதிப்படி நீராடி, உயிர்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்பவராக இருப்பாரோ—அவரே தீர்த்தத்தில் பிறந்த பலனை அனுபவிப்பார்।
Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrthas (general tīrtha rule)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: On a tīrtha bank, a householder-pilgrim performs śrāddha with piṇḍa and water-libations, then bathes; nearby he feeds the poor and offers fodder to animals—showing bhūta-hita as part of pilgrimage.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is completed by ancestor rites, sacred bathing, and compassionate conduct toward all beings.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra in general, as a tīrtha where snāna and pitṛ-śrāddha yield ‘tīrthaja’ fruit.
Perform pitṛ-śrāddha and snāna at the tīrtha, coupled with benevolence toward living beings.