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
若依仪轨、以信心为祖先举行施食祭（Śrāddha），便能得至至上的境界；一旦到达彼处，便不再忧悲。
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.