Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
राजोवाच । मया दृष्टोऽद्य स्वप्नांते पिता ह्यथ पितामहः । अपश्यं दुःखितान्देवि ताभ्यामथाग्रजान्पितॄन्
rājovāca | mayā dṛṣṭo'dya svapnāṃte pitā hyatha pitāmahaḥ | apaśyaṃ duḥkhitāndevi tābhyāmathāgrajānpitṝn
بادشاہ نے کہا: “آج خواب کے آخر میں میں نے اپنے والد کو، پھر اپنے دادا کو دیکھا۔ اے دیوی، میں نے انہیں رنج و غم میں مبتلا دیکھا، اور ان کے ساتھ پہلے کے آباء و اجداد کو بھی۔”
Rājā (king)
Scene: A split-scene: the king asleep, and above him a dream-vision where father, grandfather, and elder ancestors appear with sorrowful faces, dim and ash-toned, reaching out as if pleading.
FAQs
Ancestral appearance in dreams functions as a dharmic signal, urging the living to address neglected duties and restore merit.
No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it is part of Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative setting.
Not in this verse; it introduces the reason for later prescriptions (śubha-karman, worship, offerings).