Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
माहेश्वरे च राजेन्द्र गणवन्मोदते पुरे । श्राद्धं च कुरुते तत्र पितॄनुद्दिश्य सुस्थिरः
māheśvare ca rājendra gaṇavanmodate pure | śrāddhaṃ ca kurute tatra pitṝnuddiśya susthiraḥ
హే రాజేంద్రా! మాహేశ్వరంలో అతడు శివగణులవలె ఆ నగరంలో ఆనందిస్తాడు; అక్కడ స్థిరసంకల్పంతో పితృల నిమిత్తం శ్రాద్ధం కూడా చేస్తాడు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Māheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: राजेन्द्र
Scene: On the ghāṭ of Māheśvara, a pilgrim performs śrāddha: darbha grass, piṇḍa offerings, water libations, with a Śiva shrine and gaṇa motifs carved on pillars; the Narmadā flows beside stone steps.
FAQs
Certain tīrthas amplify dharma: joy, divine association, and ancestral satisfaction arise from correct rites performed in holy places.
Māheśvara (a revered kṣetra in the Narmadā/Revā region) is explicitly praised.
Performing śrāddha (ancestral rites) there, dedicated to one’s pitṛs, with firm resolve.