Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89
श्राद्धं कृतं तेन समाः सहस्रं निरस्य चैतत्पितरस्त्वदंति । पानीयमेवापि तिलैर्विमिश्रितं ददाति यो वै प्रथितो मनुष्यः
śrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ tena samāḥ sahasraṃ nirasya caitatpitarastvadaṃti | pānīyamevāpi tilairvimiśritaṃ dadāti yo vai prathito manuṣyaḥ
若其行施祖祭（śrāddha），其功德延续千年；诸祖灵（Pitṛ）受享其供，而其匮乏得以消除。即便只是以芝麻和水相和而供献的著名之人，也被认可具足施祖祭之效。
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (pitṛ-śrāddha locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A simple śrāddha: a devotee offers a small libation of water mixed with black sesame over kuśa grass; faint, benevolent pitṛ-figures receive it; a thousand-year merit is symbolized by a long garland or a time-scroll.
FAQs
Pitṛ-dharma is accessible: even simple offerings done with faith at the right sacred context yield enduring merit.
The chapter’s Dharmāraṇya tīrtha setting where śrāddha is recommended.
Perform śrāddha; even offering tilodaka (water mixed with sesame) is praised as effective for Pitṛ satisfaction.
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