Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
ततश्च पाचयामास तदर्थे जनकोद्भवा । रामादेशात्स्वयं साध्वी विनयेन समन्विता
tataśca pācayāmāsa tadarthe janakodbhavā | rāmādeśātsvayaṃ sādhvī vinayena samanvitā
Alors Sītā, fille de Janaka, vertueuse et pleine de modestie, suivant l’injonction de Rāma, cuisina elle-même les préparatifs sacrés destinés à cet acte.
Narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sītā, modest and composed, cooks at a simple forest hearth; vessels and gathered fruits are arranged neatly; Rāma’s instruction is the guiding cause, with an atmosphere of sacred domesticity.
FAQs
Purity of conduct—humility, virtue, and obedience to dharma—sanctifies ritual action as much as the offerings themselves.
The same śrāddha-tīrtha setting; the narrative underscores that rites performed there are carefully prepared and dharmically executed.
Cooking/preparing the śrāddha meal/offerings as part of the rite, done with modesty and adherence to instruction.