Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
तस्यां यः कुरुते श्राद्धं जलैरपि प्रभक्तितः । यावद्द्वादश वर्षाणि पितरस्तस्य तर्पिताः
tasyāṃ yaḥ kurute śrāddhaṃ jalairapi prabhaktitaḥ | yāvaddvādaśa varṣāṇi pitarastasya tarpitāḥ
Ai cử hành śrāddha vào dịp ấy, dù chỉ dâng nước thôi nhưng với lòng sùng kính chân thành, thì các tổ tiên của người ấy được thỏa mãn suốt mười hai năm.
Agniveśa
Scene: A devotee offers water with cupped hands to the pitṛs under an eclipse-darkened sky; translucent ancestral figures appear satisfied, and a subtle twelve-year cycle is hinted via a ring of twelve marks around the scene.
FAQs
Bhakti and sincerity can sanctify even simple offerings; the spirit of pitṛ-dharma is upheld through devotion.
No specific site is named in this verse; it emphasizes the fruit (phala) of properly timed śrāddha.
Śrāddha may be performed even with water alone (jala) when done with devoted intent, yielding long-lasting pitṛ satisfaction.
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