Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
यः स्नात्वा परया भक्त्या पितॄन्सन्तर्पयिष्यति । श्रावणस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां नियतः शुचिः
yaḥ snātvā parayā bhaktyā pitṝnsantarpayiṣyati | śrāvaṇasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ
凡人若以至上虔敬沐浴之后，于室罗伐那月之白半月第十二日，持戒自制、身心清净，以供献使诸皮特里（祖灵）得满足；
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Mayatīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)
Scene: A pilgrim at dawn bathes in the sacred lake, then offers water oblations for ancestors with cupped hands; the sky suggests Śrāvaṇa’s monsoon clarity; the mood is solemn and pure.
FAQs
Devotional bathing joined with ancestor-offerings sanctifies one’s lineage and aligns personal bhakti with pitṛ-dharma.
The Dvārakā tīrtha described in this adhyāya—connected with Mayasya-saras/Mayatīrtha.
Snāna followed by Pitṛ-tarpaṇa on Śrāvaṇa śukla Dvādaśī, performed with śauca (purity) and niyama (discipline).