Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
कन्यादाने तथा श्राद्धे कुलीनो ब्राह्मणः सदा । आहर्तव्यः प्रयत्नेन य इच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः । सोऽपि शुद्धिसमायुक्तो यदि स्यान्नृपसत्तम
kanyādāne tathā śrāddhe kulīno brāhmaṇaḥ sadā | āhartavyaḥ prayatnena ya icchecchubhamātmanaḥ | so'pi śuddhisamāyukto yadi syānnṛpasattama
Bei der Kanyādāna (Schenkung der Jungfrau) und ebenso beim Śrāddha soll, wer für sich selbst Heil und Segen begehrt—o Bester der Könige—stets mit Mühe einen Brāhmaṇa edler Herkunft herbeiholen, sofern er mit Reinheit ausgestattet ist.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Two linked vignettes: (1) kanyādāna with bride, parents, sacred fire; (2) śrāddha with piṇḍa offerings near water. In both, a dignified, pure kulīna brāhmaṇa presides.
FAQs
Auspicious rites yield auspicious fruit when performed with careful selection of a pure and reputable officiant.
The instruction belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-centered dharma teaching; this verse itself is a general rule for rites done in sacred contexts.
For kanyādāna and śrāddha, bring a kulīna and śuddhi-endowed brāhmaṇa with deliberate effort.