Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
हीनांगा ह्यधिकांगा वा यस्मिञ्च्छ्राद्धे द्विजातयः । भुंजते वृषलीनाथास्तदस्माकं प्रजायते
hīnāṃgā hyadhikāṃgā vā yasmiñcchrāddhe dvijātayaḥ | bhuṃjate vṛṣalīnāthāstadasmākaṃ prajāyate
ذلك الشْرادها الذي يأكل فيه الـدْوِجَا (المولودون مرتين) وهم غيرُ صالحين طقسيًّا، إمّا بنقص عضوٍ أو بزيادة عضو، ومعهم من هم تحت تعلّقاتٍ وصلاتٍ غير لائقة—فذلك الشْرادها يصير لنا نحن الـپريتا.
Māṃsāda
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: A śrāddha feast line: some invitees appear ritually unfit; the householder looks uncertain; pretas gather behind the unfit diners, receiving the subtle essence of the offering.
FAQs
Rites bear fruit according to fitness and propriety; wrong recipients and improper context distort the intended offering.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
Select ritually appropriate participants/recipients for śrāddha according to the tradition’s eligibility norms.