Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
उपवासे तथा श्राद्धे न खादेद्दन्तधावनम् । दन्तानां काष्ठसंगाच्च हन्ति सप्तकुलानि वै
upavāse tathā śrāddhe na khādeddantadhāvanam | dantānāṃ kāṣṭhasaṃgācca hanti saptakulāni vai
في يوم الصوم وأثناء شعيرة الشرادها (śrāddha)، لا ينبغي مضغ عود تنظيف الأسنان؛ لأن تماسّ الأسنان بالخشب يُقال إنه يوقع الأذى بسبعة أجيال حقًّا.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting: performer seated facing south with piṇḍa offerings and kuśa grass; a dantakāṣṭha lies set aside, while an elder instructs ‘do not chew today’; ancestral presence suggested as subtle silhouettes; emphasis on restraint and lineage care.
FAQs
Rites for ancestors and fasting require heightened purity and restraint in conduct.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where śrāddha and vrata discipline are detailed as part of the kṣetra’s dharma.
Do not use/chew a tooth-cleaning stick during upavāsa or śrāddha; it is declared detrimental (a severe doṣa).