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# Skandapurana 16.36.53

Skandapurāṇa 16.36.53

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.36.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.36.53)

tarpaṇātpiṃḍadānācca narakeṣvapi saṃsthitāḥ ..  
svargaṃ prayāṃti pitaraḥ suputreṇa hi tāritāḥ .. 53 ..

> Through libations and the offering of funeral balls, ancestors even residing in hells / go to heaven, having been rescued by a noble son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.45.53) — Sanskrit

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