Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
ये पिंडान्निर्वपिष्यंति श्रद्धया श्राद्धदानतः । तेषां पितॄणां संतृप्तिर्भविष्यति ममाज्ञया
ye piṃḍānnirvapiṣyaṃti śraddhayā śrāddhadānataḥ | teṣāṃ pitṝṇāṃ saṃtṛptirbhaviṣyati mamājñayā
Những ai với lòng śraddhā dâng piṇḍa như phần của bố thí śrāddha—do mệnh lệnh của Ta, tổ tiên của họ sẽ được mãn nguyện viên mãn.
Śiva (Devadeva)
Tirtha: Kāpilatīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Viṣṇu and Brahmā (as addressees in the preceding verse), and the assembled devas/pitṛs (as audience)
Scene: On the steps of Kāpilatīrtha, a householder performs śrāddha: piṇḍas placed on darbha, water offered for tarpaṇa; unseen Pitṛs receive satisfaction; Śiva’s presence is felt as a protective, sanctioning force.
FAQs
Faithful śrāddha and piṇḍa-offering, performed at the praised tīrtha, directly benefits one’s ancestors—validated by Śiva’s authority.
Kāpilatīrtha in Kāśī, the setting of Śiva’s instruction.
Offer piṇḍas and perform śrāddha-dāna with śraddhā (faith) to secure Pitṛ-saṃtṛpti.