Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
अस्नातैर्यत्कृतं श्राद्धं यच्चाधौतांबरैः कृतम् । तैलाभ्यंगयुतैश्चैव तत्ते सर्वं भविष्यति
asnātairyatkṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ yaccādhautāṃbaraiḥ kṛtam | tailābhyaṃgayutaiścaiva tatte sarvaṃ bhaviṣyati
Jedes Śrāddha, das von Ungebadeten vollzogen wird, oder in ungewaschenen Gewändern, und auch mit vom Massageöl bestrichenem Körper—all dieser Makel fällt auf dein Ritual.
Brahmā (contextual continuation)
Scene: A householder preparing for śrāddha: one figure unbathed with oil sheen, another in clean white cloth after bathing; the priest indicates the need for snāna and clean garments before approaching the altar.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness supports inner reverence; śrāddha is to be done in a state of śauca (ritual purity).
No named tīrtha; the verse gives general śrāddha discipline within pilgrimage literature.
Bathe, wear clean (washed) garments, and avoid performing śrāddha in an oily, massaged state.