Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
लब्धलाभः पितॄन्देवान्ब्रांह्मणांश्चैव तर्पयेत् । ते तृप्तास्तस्य तत्पापं शमयंति न संशयः
labdhalābhaḥ pitṝndevānbrāṃhmaṇāṃścaiva tarpayet | te tṛptāstasya tatpāpaṃ śamayaṃti na saṃśayaḥ
లాభం పొందినప్పుడు పితృదేవతలను, దేవతలను, బ్రాహ్మణులను తర్పణంతో సంతృప్తిపరచాలి. వారు తృప్తులైతే అతని పాపాన్ని నిశ్చయంగా శమింపజేస్తారు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder at Prabhāsa offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands to pitṛs, then presents offerings at a small deva-altar, and finally feeds brāhmaṇas; the three recipients appear as subtle luminous presences, and the giver’s burden lifts.
FAQs
Wealth becomes purifying when shared dharmically—honoring ancestors, gods, and the worthy reduces sin.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya context emphasizes offerings and satisfaction (tarpana/dāna) as part of sacred living.
Tarpana/satisfaction through offerings to Pitṛs and Devas and support of brāhmaṇas, especially after obtaining gains.