Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
रोहिताश्व उवाच । अप्राप्तखड्गमांसस्य तथा वाध्रीणसस्य च । कथं श्राद्धं भवेद्विप्र पितॄणां तृप्तिका रकम्
rohitāśva uvāca | aprāptakhaḍgamāṃsasya tathā vādhrīṇasasya ca | kathaṃ śrāddhaṃ bhavedvipra pitṝṇāṃ tṛptikā rakam
Rohitāśva sprach: Wenn man das Fleisch des khaḍga (Nashorns) und ebenso das des vādhrīṇasa nicht erlangen kann, wie, o Brāhmaṇa, lässt sich dann ein Śrāddha vollziehen, das den Ahnen Zufriedenheit schenkt?
Rohitāśva
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: King Rohitāśva respectfully questions sage Mārkaṇḍeya about inability to procure rare meats; the sage listens calmly.
FAQs
Dharma is practical: when ideal materials are unavailable, one should seek scripturally approved alternatives rather than abandon the rite.
This is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but the verse itself focuses on śrāddha procedure rather than a named tīrtha.
It raises the issue of availability of specific sanctioned meats and asks how to proceed with śrāddha to ensure Pitṛ satisfaction.
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