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
তাৰ পাছত শাক-পাতে, মূল-শাকত, নীৱাৰ বনৰীয়া ধান আৰু ফলসহ, শ্ৰেষ্ঠ দ্বিজসকলে তাতেই বিধি অনুসাৰে শ্ৰাদ্ধ সম্পন্ন কৰিলে।
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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.
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