Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
धर्मक्षेत्रे तु संप्राप्य श्राद्धं कुर्यादतंद्रितः । तस्य संवत्सरं यावत्तृप्ताः स्युः पितरो धुवम्
dharmakṣetre tu saṃprāpya śrāddhaṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ | tasya saṃvatsaraṃ yāvattṛptāḥ syuḥ pitaro dhuvam
ครั้นถึงธรรมกษेत्र (ทุ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งธรรมะ) แล้ว พึงประกอบศราทธะ (Śrāddha) โดยไม่ประมาท ด้วยกรรมนั้น ปิตฤทั้งหลายย่อมอิ่มเอมแน่นอนตลอดหนึ่งปีเต็ม
Unspecified (tīrtha-śrāddha instruction within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dharmakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied king (rājan)
Scene: At a sacred field near a water source, a householder performs śrāddha: offering piṇḍas on darbha, pouring water for tarpana, with brāhmaṇas seated for feeding; a subtle presence of satisfied pitṛs in the background.
FAQs
Honoring ancestors through correctly performed rites is a key form of dharma, especially when done at sacred places.
Dharmakṣetra, presented as a sanctified locale where śrāddha becomes especially fruitful.
Perform śrāddha diligently at Dharmakṣetra to ensure the ancestors’ satisfaction for one year.