Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
तत्र गत्वा तिलैस्तैस्त्वं तैः शाकैस्तैः कुशैस्तथा । श्राद्धं देहि द्रुतं येन मुक्तिः संजायते मम
tatra gatvā tilaistaistvaṃ taiḥ śākaistaiḥ kuśaistathā | śrāddhaṃ dehi drutaṃ yena muktiḥ saṃjāyate mama
وہاں جا کر انہی تلوں، انہی ساگوں اور انہی کُشہ گھاس کے ساتھ فوراً شرادھ ادا کرو، تاکہ میرے لیے مکتی (نجات) پیدا ہو جائے۔
A suffering departed spirit (preta) or afflicted being requesting rites (contextual within the narrative)
Tirtha: Plakṣa-mūla śrāddha-sthāna near Gāyāśiras (Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra)
Type: ghat
Listener: bhūpa (king)
Scene: Instructional moment: the preta urgently requests śrāddha; the king is shown gathering sesame, greens, and kuśa near the plakṣa tree, preparing offerings for liberation.
FAQs
Compassionate performance of śrāddha is presented as a direct means to relieve and liberate departed beings.
The tīrtha at/under the plakṣa tree (the setting for the later-famous kūpikā/well) where śrāddha is especially efficacious.
Perform śrāddha promptly using sesame (tila), greens (śāka), and kuśa/darbha grass gathered at the site.