Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
य इदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे विप्राणां भुञ्जतां नृप । मुदं प्रयान्ति संहृष्टाः पितरस्तस्य सर्वशः
ya idaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe viprāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ nṛpa | mudaṃ prayānti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pitarastasya sarvaśaḥ
اے راجن! جو شخص شرادھ کے وقت، جب برہمن بھوجن کر رہے ہوں، اس کا پاٹھ سنوائے—اس کے پِتر ہر سمت خوش ہو کر نہایت مسرور ہوتے ہیں۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual, as the māhātmya being recited)
Type: kshetra
Listener: नृप (king)
Scene: A śrāddha setting: brāhmaṇas seated in a row eating from leaf-plates; a reciter chants the māhātmya; unseen Pitṛs in subtle form rejoice around, showering blessings.
FAQs
Sacred recitation integrated into śrāddha strengthens ancestral well-being and brings joy to the Pitṛs.
The text being recited is the Śūlabheda Māhātmya from the Revā Khaṇḍa; the merit is applied within śrāddha context.
Śrāvaṇa/śrāvaṇa-vidhi: have this passage recited during śrāddha while brāhmaṇas partake of the meal.