Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
पितृवंशे मृता ये च मातृवंशे तथैव च । गुरु श्वशुर बंधूनां ये चान्ये बांधवा मृताः
pitṛvaṃśe mṛtā ye ca mātṛvaṃśe tathaiva ca | guru śvaśura baṃdhūnāṃ ye cānye bāṃdhavā mṛtāḥ
جو پدری نسب میں وفات پا گئے، اور اسی طرح مادری نسب میں بھی؛ نیز گرو، سسر، قرابت داروں اور دیگر رشتہ داروں میں جو مرحوم ہوئے—سب (اس میں) شامل ہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-Gaṅgā śrāddha-tīrtha (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ritual inquirer/pilgrim audience
Scene: A performer at the ghāṭa visualizes two ancestral streams—paternal and maternal—along with guru and affinal elders, all receiving offerings as luminous figures.
FAQs
Dharma expands gratitude beyond one line—honoring both maternal and paternal ancestors and all benefactors and relations.
The chapter context is Kāśī and Gaṅgā rites; the verse enumerates beneficiaries of offerings made in that sacred setting.
Tarpaṇa/śrāddha offerings are to be intended for a wide circle: paternal and maternal lines, guru, in-laws, and other relatives.