Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
यच्च तीर्थे पितृश्राद्धं स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । हितकारी च भूतेभ्यः सोऽश्नीयात्तीर्थजं फलम्
yacca tīrthe pitṛśrāddhaṃ snānaṃ tatra samācaret | hitakārī ca bhūtebhyaḥ so'śnīyāttīrthajaṃ phalam
และผู้ใดประกอบพิธีศราทธะแด่บรรพชน ณ ทีรถะ อาบน้ำที่นั่นตามบัญญัติ และเป็นผู้เกื้อกูลแก่สรรพสัตว์ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้เสวยผลอันเกิดจากสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้นโดยแท้
Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrthas (general tīrtha rule)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: On a tīrtha bank, a householder-pilgrim performs śrāddha with piṇḍa and water-libations, then bathes; nearby he feeds the poor and offers fodder to animals—showing bhūta-hita as part of pilgrimage.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is completed by ancestor rites, sacred bathing, and compassionate conduct toward all beings.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra in general, as a tīrtha where snāna and pitṛ-śrāddha yield ‘tīrthaja’ fruit.
Perform pitṛ-śrāddha and snāna at the tīrtha, coupled with benevolence toward living beings.