Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
न स्त्री प्रचालयेत्तानि ज्ञानहीनो न चाव्रतः । स्वयं पुत्रोऽथवा यस्य वाञ्छेदभ्युदयं परम्
na strī pracālayettāni jñānahīno na cāvrataḥ | svayaṃ putro'thavā yasya vāñchedabhyudayaṃ param
নারী সেই (পিণ্ড/শ্রাদ্ধ-অর্ঘ্য) স্পর্শ বা পরিচালনা করবে না; না অজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি, না ব্রতহীন ব্যক্তি। পুত্র নিজে—অথবা যে পরম মঙ্গল কামনা করে—বিধিপূর্বক তা সম্পাদন করবে।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A son (yajamāna) performing śrāddha with focused posture; beside him, an untrained person and a woman are shown respectfully stepping back from handling piṇḍas, indicating the text’s kartṛ-niyama; emphasis on ritual seriousness rather than social drama.
FAQs
Śrāddha is an adhikāra-based rite: discipline, knowledge, and proper eligibility safeguard its spiritual fruit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where ancestral rites are systematized as part of the place’s sacred dharma.
The rite and offerings should be handled by a qualified, observant performer—ideally the son—rather than by the untrained or undisciplined.