Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
श्राद्धं दत्त्वा च युक्त्वा च श्राद्धे निष्कामतां व्रजेत् । न स्वाध्यायः प्रकर्तव्यो न ग्रामांतरकं व्रजेत्
śrāddhaṃ dattvā ca yuktvā ca śrāddhe niṣkāmatāṃ vrajet | na svādhyāyaḥ prakartavyo na grāmāṃtarakaṃ vrajet
Après avoir offert le śrāddha et l’avoir dûment achevé, qu’on demeure sans désir à l’égard du śrāddha. Ce jour-là, qu’on n’entreprenne pas le svādhyāya (récitation védique), et qu’on ne se rende pas dans un autre village.
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Scene: After-rite calm: the householder sits quietly near the ritual space, hands folded; brāhmaṇas have departed; vessels are covered; the road outside is visible but untraveled—signifying ‘no village-to-village travel’.
FAQs
Śrāddha should be performed in a spirit of niṣkāma (non-selfish) duty, followed by restrained, focused conduct.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on post-śrāddha conduct within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
After śrāddha, maintain niṣkāmatā; avoid svādhyāya and avoid traveling to another village (for that day).