Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123
एवमेव पितॄणां च आगम्य स्वे च मन्दिरे । पिण्डप्रदानपूर्वं तु श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः । पितरस्तस्य तुष्टा वै भवन्ति ब्रह्मणो दिनम्
evameva pitṝṇāṃ ca āgamya sve ca mandire | piṇḍapradānapūrvaṃ tu śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | pitarastasya tuṣṭā vai bhavanti brahmaṇo dinam
ฉันนั้นแล เมื่อกลับถึงเรือนของตน พึงประกอบศราทธะถวายแด่บรรพชนตามแบบแผน โดยเริ่มด้วยการถวายปิณฑะ; แล้วปิตฤทั้งหลายของเขาย่อมพอใจตลอดหนึ่ง ‘วันแห่งพรหมา’
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as the motivating tīrtha context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Returning home after pilgrimage, the householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas arranged on darbha, water for tarpaṇa, brāhmaṇas seated; the unseen ancestors are implied as satisfied, luminous presences.
FAQs
Householder dharma includes gratitude to ancestors; properly performed śrāddha yields profound and enduring pitṛ-satisfaction.
The śrāddha instruction is situated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, which amplifies the merit of such rites.
Perform śrāddha at home according to injunctions, beginning with piṇḍa offerings to the ancestors.