Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
द्विहायनस्य वत्सस्य विशंत्यास्यं यथा सुखम् । तथा कुर्यात्प्रमाणेन पिण्डान्व्यासेन भाषितम्
dvihāyanasya vatsasya viśaṃtyāsyaṃ yathā sukham | tathā kuryātpramāṇena piṇḍānvyāsena bhāṣitam
Wie Speise mühelos in das Maul eines zweijährigen Kalbes gelangt, so sollen die piṇḍas im rechten Maß bereitet werden—so hat es Vyāsa gelehrt.
Skanda (citing Vyāsa as authority)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close-up of hands forming three piṇḍas of measured size on darbha, with a gentle calf nearby as the simile anchor; Vyāsa depicted as a sage in the background indicating instruction.
FAQs
Even sacred offerings require right proportion; correctness in small details supports the rite’s efficacy for the ancestors.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where piṇḍadāna standards are described as part of the site’s dharma and māhātmya.
Prepare piṇḍas in a proper, standardized size/measure, as taught in the tradition attributed to Vyāsa.