Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
उपविष्टैः करोम्येव यच्छ्राद्धं श्रद्धयान्वितः । दर्भैस्तिलैः समोपेतं मन्त्रवच्च द्विजोत्तमाः
upaviṣṭaiḥ karomyeva yacchrāddhaṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ | darbhaistilaiḥ samopetaṃ mantravacca dvijottamāḥ
J’accomplis le śrāddha tandis qu’ils sont assis, animé de foi—pourvu d’herbe darbha et de sésame, et accompagné de mantras, ô meilleurs des brāhmaṇas.
An unnamed narrator addressing brāhmaṇas; specific name not given in this excerpt
Type: ghat
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (addressed brāhmaṇas)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas sit on kuśa mats; the performer offers water and sesame with darbha in hand, reciting mantras; the mood is intimate and precise, focused on correct ritual sequence.
FAQs
Śrāddha gains strength through śraddhā (faith) and correct mantra-vidhi, not mere formality.
No site-name appears in this verse; it provides ritual detail within a tīrtha-focused chapter.
Perform śrāddha with brāhmaṇas properly seated, using mantras, darbha grass, and sesame.