Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
यथा तेन कृतं श्राद्धं पितुः प्रेतस्य यत्नतः । ब्राह्मणानां पुरोऽन्येषां यथोक्तानामपि द्विजाः
yathā tena kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ pituḥ pretasya yatnataḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ puro'nyeṣāṃ yathoktānāmapi dvijāḥ
وكيف أنه أدّى شرادها (śrāddha) لأبيه الذي كان في حال بريتا (preta) باجتهادٍ وعناية—أمام البراهمة وسائر «ذوي الميلادين» (dvija) المعيّنين على الوجه المأمور به، كما ورد في الشرع.
Local devotees/hosts (continuing the precedent/story)
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijāḥ / dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A rajarṣi performs śrāddha for his preta-father with diligence, seated before a row of brāhmaṇas; ritual vessels, kuśa grass, piṇḍas, and offerings arranged precisely.
FAQs
Rites for ancestors must be performed carefully and according to injunctions; sincerity plus correct procedure safeguards the intended spiritual benefit.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context, presented as a place where śrāddha is undertaken with special seriousness and effect.
Performing śrāddha for a preta-ancestor with due effort, before qualified brāhmaṇas, following the prescribed method (yathokta).