Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97
भानवेऽर्घं प्रदद्याच्च स्वकीय पितृभिः सह । सोतितेजो विमानेन सूर्यलोके महीयते
bhānave'rghaṃ pradadyācca svakīya pitṛbhiḥ saha | sotitejo vimānena sūryaloke mahīyate
พึงถวายอรฆยะแด่พระสุริยเทพ พร้อมด้วยบรรพชนของตนเอง ผู้ภักดีเช่นนั้นย่อมได้รับเกียรติในสุริยโลก โดยมีวิมานทิพย์อันรุ่งโรจน์เรืองแสงนำพาไป
Skanda
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīra in Kāśī
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee at dawn on the Gaṅgā bank offers arghya to the rising Sun, with subtle ancestral presence behind him; a radiant vimāna descends in the sky, suffusing the scene with golden light.
FAQs
Solar worship joined with remembrance of the Pitṛs elevates the devotee to honored, luminous realms.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context centers on Gaṅgā-linked rites in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), where such offerings gain exceptional merit.
Offering arghya (water oblation) to the Sun, performed along with ancestral intention/association (pitṛ-sambandha).