Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 115
तेनास्य भविता तृप्तिर्यज्ञांताऽभ्यधिका सदा । अदत्त्वास्य कृतं श्राद्धं यत्किंचित्प्रभविष्यति
tenāsya bhavitā tṛptiryajñāṃtā'bhyadhikā sadā | adattvāsya kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ yatkiṃcitprabhaviṣyati
Par cela, sa satisfaction sera toujours supérieure à ce qui n’advient qu’au terme du yajña. Mais tout śrāddha accompli sans offrir cette offrande/invocation due n’aura aucun effet réel.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ / ritual practitioners
Scene: Didactic contrast: a properly concluded śrāddha with feeding yields visible serenity; an omitted offering leads to a dim, unresolved ritual atmosphere—emphasizing niṣphalatā.
FAQs
Correct completion rites and due giving are not optional; they determine whether śrāddha bears fruit.
The verse teaches a general dharma of śrāddha within the tīrtha-māhātmya setting; no single site is named here.
Śrāddha should include the prescribed giving/invocation (as taught); otherwise the rite is considered ineffective.