Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 122
पितॄणां देवतानां च मनुष्याणां सुतृप्ति दम् । तस्माच्छ्राद्धं प्रकर्तव्यं पुरुषेण विजानता
pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ sutṛpti dam | tasmācchrāddhaṃ prakartavyaṃ puruṣeṇa vijānatā
ศราทธะยังความอิ่มเอมบริบูรณ์แก่ปิตฤ เทพทั้งหลาย และแม้แต่มนุษย์ ดังนั้นบุรุษผู้รู้ควรกระทำศราทธะโดยแน่นอน
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: Tripartite satisfaction motif: Pitṛs above receiving water offerings, Devas in a subtle upper band, and humans (brāhmaṇas/guests) being fed; the performer centered as a wise householder.
FAQs
Śrāddha is affirmed as a dharmic act that nourishes the ancestral realm and supports cosmic harmony by satisfying Pitṛs and devas.
This verse speaks generally within Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.
The prescription is to perform Śrāddha (ancestral offering) as a regular duty for one who understands its purpose.