Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानेन पितॄणां श्रद्धयान्वितः । उत्तमं लोकमाप्नोति यत्र गत्वा न शोचति
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānena pitṝṇāṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ | uttamaṃ lokamāpnoti yatra gatvā na śocati
Khi làm lễ Śrāddha cho tổ tiên đúng theo nghi thức, với lòng tin thanh tịnh, người ấy đạt đến cõi giới tối thượng; đến nơi ấy rồi thì không còn sầu khổ.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Varuṇapada
Type: tirtha
Scene: A devotee performs śrāddha with focused reverence—piṇḍas arranged, darbha grass, water vessel—while an unseen blessing lifts a veil of sorrow; the background suggests the tīrtha’s calm waters and a sanctified horizon.
FAQs
Ritual duty performed with śraddhā and proper method becomes a direct cause of upliftment and freedom from sorrow.
The surrounding passage is tied to Varuṇapada tīrtha at Dvārakā, where ancestral rites are recommended.
Performing Śrāddha for the Pitṛs in accordance with vidhāna (scriptural procedure) and with faith.