Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 18
कृत्वा श्राद्धं विधानेन ज्येष्ठस्थाने नरोत्तमः । ज्येष्ठां तृप्तिं ददात्येव पितृभ्यो मधुसर्पिषा
kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ vidhānena jyeṣṭhasthāne narottamaḥ | jyeṣṭhāṃ tṛptiṃ dadātyeva pitṛbhyo madhusarpiṣā
جَیَیشٹھستھان میں ودھی کے مطابق شرادھ کرکے وہ نرُوتّم اپنے پِتروں کو واقعی ‘جَیَیشٹھ تِرپتی’ عطا کرتا ہے—گویا انہیں شہد اور گھی پیش کیا ہو۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭhasthāna
Type: ghat
Scene: A dignified householder performs śrāddha at Jyeṣṭhasthāna: kusa grass, piṇḍas on leaf plates, water libations, a brāhmaṇa receiving offerings; faint ancestral figures in the background appear soothed, symbolized by honey and ghee vessels.
FAQs
Dharma toward ancestors is elevated when performed in a sanctified geography; place enhances the fruit of rite.
Jyeṣṭhasthāna in Kāśī, as a powerful location for śrāddha.
Perform śrāddha there in accordance with proper ritual procedure (vidhi).