Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
श्राद्धं तत्रैव यो भक्त्या कुर्वीत नृपनन्दन । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्
śrāddhaṃ tatraiva yo bhaktyā kurvīta nṛpanandana | pitarastasya tṛpyanti yāvadābhūtasamplavam
Hỡi hoàng tử, ai ở ngay nơi ấy thành tâm cử hành śrāddha, thì các bậc tổ tiên của người ấy được thỏa mãn cho đến tận cùng thời kỳ đại hoại (pralaya).
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)
Tirtha: Piṇḍikā (Revā-tīrtha)
Type: ghat
Listener: nṛpanandana (prince)
Scene: A family priest and householder at the riverbank performing śrāddha: piṇḍa offerings, darbha grass, water libations; ancestors depicted subtly in the sky receiving satisfaction.
FAQs
Dharma includes care for one’s lineage; performed at a powerful tīrtha, śrāddha yields enduring benefit to the Pitṛs.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha being described; it is praised as exceptionally effective for śrāddha.
Perform śrāddha at the tīrtha with bhakti (devotion).