Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
उशंतस्त्वेति च तिलैः पितॄनावाहयेत्ततः । आयंतु न इति जपेत्ततः पार्थिवसत्तम
uśaṃtastveti ca tilaiḥ pitṝnāvāhayettataḥ | āyaṃtu na iti japettataḥ pārthivasattama
پھر ‘اُشَنتَس توے…’ سے شروع ہونے والے منتر کے ساتھ تلوں کے ذریعے پِتروں کا آواہن کرے۔ اس کے بعد، اے بہترین بادشاہ، ‘آیَنتُ نَ’—یعنی ‘ہماری طرف آئیں’—کا جپ کرے۔
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārthivāsattama (best of kings) addressed
Scene: A śrāddha altar with black sesame and water; the priest chants while sprinkling/holding tilā; the words ‘āyaṃtu na’ are visualized as a welcoming gesture, with pitṛs approaching to receive tarpaṇa.
FAQs
Ancestors are approached through mantra, purity, and offerings; remembrance becomes a sacred invitation rather than mere sentiment.
The verse is embedded in a Tīrthamāhātmya context but does not specify a named place in this line.
Invoke the Pitṛs with sesame using the ‘uśantas tv…’ formula, then recite ‘āyaṃtu naḥ’ as japa.