न परीक्ष्यो द्विजस्तीर्थेष्वन्नार्थी भोज्य एव च । सक्तुभिः पिंडदानं च चरुणा पायसेन च
na parīkṣyo dvijastīrtheṣvannārthī bhojya eva ca | saktubhiḥ piṃḍadānaṃ ca caruṇā pāyasena ca
Dans un tīrtha, un brāhmaṇa en quête de nourriture ne doit pas être éprouvé ni scruté; il doit être nourri. Et l’offrande de piṇḍa peut se faire avec saktu (farine d’orge), avec caru et avec pāyasa.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Tīrtha (general) within Kāśī teaching
Type: ghat
Scene: On a riverbank tīrtha, pilgrims distribute food to brāhmaṇas; nearby, a devotee forms piṇḍas from saktu/caru/pāyasa and offers them with water and kuśa.
At sacred places, generosity and trust are dharma—feed the needy brāhmaṇa without suspicion and perform ancestral offerings.
The rule is stated for tīrthas in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa milieu, reflecting Kāśī’s pilgrimage ethics of dāna and śrāddha.
Anna-dāna to brāhmaṇas at tīrthas; piṇḍadāna using saktu, caru, or pāyasa.