Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र स्नात्वा जलं पीत्वा संतर्प्य च पितॄंस्तथा । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति मनुष्यो भुवि दुर्लभान्
tatra snātvā jalaṃ pītvā saṃtarpya ca pitṝṃstathā | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti manuṣyo bhuvi durlabhān
وہاں غسل کرکے، اس کا پانی پی کر، اور اسی طرح پِتروں کو ترپت کرکے انسان اس دنیا میں نایاب تمام مرادیں پا لیتا ہے۔
Gālava
Tirtha: Narmadā-tīrtha (source-region context)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim bathes in the river at dawn, then sips water from cupped hands; nearby, he performs pitṛ-tarpaṇa facing south with sesame and water; subtle ancestral figures appear satisfied in the background light.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā unites personal welfare with ancestral duty; dharma toward Pitṛs supports worldly and spiritual fulfillment.
The tīrtha of Narmadā at/near Amarakantaka, as established in the preceding narrative.
Snāna (bathing), pāna (drinking the tīrtha water), and Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (satisfying the ancestors).