Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
भर्तृयज्ञ उवाच । त्रीणि संचयनादर्वाक्तानि त्वं शृणु सांप्रतम् । यस्मिन्स्थाने भवेन्मृत्युस्तत्र श्राद्धं तु कारयेत्
bhartṛyajña uvāca | trīṇi saṃcayanādarvāktāni tvaṃ śṛṇu sāṃpratam | yasminsthāne bhavenmṛtyustatra śrāddhaṃ tu kārayet
Bhartṛyajña dijo: Ahora escucha de mí tres Śrāddhas que deben realizarse antes del saṃcayana (la recolección de los huesos). En el mismo lugar donde ocurre la muerte, allí debe hacerse celebrar el Śrāddha.
Bhartṛyajña
FAQs
Ancestral rites follow a sacred sequence; performing them in the proper place and stage honors the departed and sustains dharma.
The passage is within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though the rule stated applies generally to Śrāddha practice.
Perform three Śrāddhas before saṃcayana; conduct a Śrāddha at the location where death occurred.