Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
दृष्ट्वाग्रतः पूजयाढ्यानपृच्छं स्वान्पितॄनिति । के ह्यमी समुपायांति भृशं तृप्ता भृशार्चिताः । भृशंप्रमुदिता नैव तथा यूयं यथा ह्यमी
dṛṣṭvāgrataḥ pūjayāḍhyānapṛcchaṃ svānpitṝniti | ke hyamī samupāyāṃti bhṛśaṃ tṛptā bhṛśārcitāḥ | bhṛśaṃpramuditā naiva tathā yūyaṃ yathā hyamī
Nang sila’y makita sa aking harapan, aking pinarangalan at sinamba ang mga dakilang iyon, at tinanong ang sarili kong mga Pitṛ: “Sino sila na lumalapit—lubhang nasiyahan, lubhang pinarangalan sa pagsamba, at labis na nagagalak—na higit pa kaysa sa inyo?”
Devaśarmā
Scene: A narrator-figure beholds a radiant group of Pitṛs approaching in front; he offers respectful pūjā, then turns to his own Pitṛs with folded hands, asking why the newcomers are more blissful and honored.
FAQs
Different degrees of devotion and correct ritual performance yield different degrees of ancestral ‘tṛpti’ (satisfaction) and spiritual radiance.
The setting remains the Pitṛ realm; the implied glorification points back to powerful śrāddha/tarpaṇa performed at great tīrthas.
None newly prescribed; it underscores the measurable fruit of being ‘bhṛśam arcita’—well-honored through proper offerings.