Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
येऽत्र श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वंति पिंडदानपुरःसरम् । तेषामत्राक्षया तृप्तिः पितॄणामुपजायते
ye'tra śrāddhaṃ prakurvaṃti piṃḍadānapuraḥsaram | teṣāmatrākṣayā tṛptiḥ pitṝṇāmupajāyate
ผู้ใดประกอบพิธีศราทธ์ ณ ที่นี้ โดยมีการถวายปิณฑะเป็นกิจสำคัญ—ณ ที่นี้เอง ความอิ่มเอิบอันไม่เสื่อมสูญย่อมบังเกิดแก่บรรพชนของเขา
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī-tīra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On the Gomatī’s sacred bank at Dvārakā, a devotee performs śrāddha: kuśa grass, water-vessel, sesame, and rice piṇḍas offered toward the south; subtle ancestral figures appear satisfied, receiving the offerings as light.
FAQs
When ancestral rites are performed in a supremely sacred place, the benefit to the Pitṛs is described as akṣaya—unfailing and enduring.
The ‘here’ refers to the Dvārakā sacred domain described in Dvārakā Māhātmya, renowned for Pitṛ-related merit.
Perform śrāddha with piṇḍadāna as the leading component; the promised result is akṣayā tṛpti for the ancestors.