Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 94
यावदुष्णं भवत्यन्नं यावन्मौनेन भुज्यते । तावदश्नंति पितरो यावन्नोक्ता हविर्गुणाः
yāvaduṣṇaṃ bhavatyannaṃ yāvanmaunena bhujyate | tāvadaśnaṃti pitaro yāvannoktā havirguṇāḥ
So long as the food remains warm and is eaten in silence, the Pitṛs partake of it—until the praises (qualities) of the offering are spoken aloud.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha meal in a Kāśī courtyard near the ghats: warm rice and offerings served; the feeder and recipient observe silence; subtle presence of Pitṛs implied as unseen witnesses.
FAQs
Ritual efficacy depends on mindful discipline—silence and proper timing preserve the sanctity of offerings to the ancestors.
The instruction is situated in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred milieu; it addresses śrāddha practice rather than a particular tīrtha.
During ancestor-related feeding/offerings, eat in silence and attend to the timing of spoken praises of the havis; the Pitṛs are said to partake while the food is warm and the rite is maintained properly.
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