Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
दौःस्थात्तदपि नो कुर्युः प्रायशस्तु पितामह । तेनास्माकं परा पीडा क्षुत्पिपासासमुद्भवा
dauḥsthāttadapi no kuryuḥ prāyaśastu pitāmaha | tenāsmākaṃ parā pīḍā kṣutpipāsāsamudbhavā
ومع ذلك، بسبب الفقر، فإنهم غالبًا لا يقيمون حتى ذلك، يا جدّنا الموقّر. ومن ثمّ ينشأ لنا ألمٌ شديد، مولودٌ من الجوع والعطش.
Pitṛs, addressing Brahmā (pitāmaha)
Listener: Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
Scene: Pitṛs describe human poverty: a contrasting tableau of humble households unable to arrange śrāddha, while pitṛs appear faint with thirst, appealing to Brahmā.
FAQs
Neglect of ancestral duty—often from hardship—has karmic and subtle consequences; compassionately, dharma seeks accessible means so Pitṛs are not deprived.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the focus is on the Pitṛ-condition when rites are omitted.
The verse highlights non-performance of śrāddha due to poverty, setting up the need for an alternative method.
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