Skandapurana 5.73.32

5.73.32

pretatvātsarpadoṣeṇa saṃjātā dvijasattamāḥ ..
devaśarmapuro yāvattatkṛtaṃ śrāddhamādarāt ..
tāvatpitā vinirmuktaḥ pretatvāddāruṇāddvijāḥ .. 32 ..

from the ghost-state caused by the fault of a serpent, O best of the twice-born;
only when that śrāddha was respectfully performed in the presence of Devaśarman,
was the father instantly released from the terrible ghost-state, O twice-born.