Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
यावत्त्वं तिष्ठसे लोके यावच्चद्रार्कतारकाः । तवोदकामृतैस्तृप्तास्तावत्स्थास्यंति पूर्वजाः
yāvattvaṃ tiṣṭhase loke yāvaccadrārkatārakāḥ | tavodakāmṛtaistṛptāstāvatsthāsyaṃti pūrvajāḥ
Hangga’t ikaw ay nananatili sa daigdig, at hangga’t nananatili ang buwan, araw, at mga bituin, gayon din katagal mananatiling tinutustusan ang iyong mga ninuno—nasisiya sa tubig mong handog na tila amrita.
Īśvara (narrator framing the dialogue; assurance connected to pitṛ-satisfaction)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa sacred waters (toya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: moon, sun, and starry sky above; below, a luminous water body; ancestors in subtle forms drink nectar-like water and appear steady and content, while a devotee offers tarpaṇa at the shore.
FAQs
Sacred offerings connected to tīrtha-waters create enduring benefit for one’s lineage and ancestors.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s oceanic tīrtha associated with Somnāth.
Implied pitṛ-tarpaṇa/ancestor-satisfaction through contact and offering of the tīrtha-water.