Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
ततः शाकैश्च मूलैश्च नीवारैः फलसंयुतैः । चकार विधिना श्राद्धं तत्रैव द्विजसत्तमाः
tataḥ śākaiśca mūlaiśca nīvāraiḥ phalasaṃyutaiḥ | cakāra vidhinā śrāddhaṃ tatraiva dvijasattamāḥ
ثم بعد ذلك، وبأوراق الخُضر والجذور وأرزّ البرّ nīvāra مع الثمار، أقام خِيارُ ذوي الولادتين طقسَ «شرادها» (Śrāddha) في الموضع نفسه وفق الشعيرة المقرّرة.
Unspecified (narrative continuation)
Tirtha: Jyeṣṭha Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled sages/brāhmaṇas (implied)
Scene: On a serene lakeside bank, venerable brāhmaṇas arrange kuśa grass and vessels; offerings of leafy greens, roots, wild rice, and fruits are set for śrāddha, with the tīrtha waters glinting behind.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through simplicity and correctness: even modest offerings, when made properly at a tīrtha, fulfill ancestral duty.
Puṣkara tīrtha, presented as a fitting place to perform śrāddha.
Perform śrāddha ‘vidhinā’ using simple ritual foods—greens, roots, wild rice, and fruits—at the tīrtha itself.