Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
ततः स्वस्त्युदकं दद्यात्पितृपूर्वं च सव्यतः । न स्त्रीभिर्न च बालेन नान्ये नैव च केनचित्
tataḥ svastyudakaṃ dadyātpitṛpūrvaṃ ca savyataḥ | na strībhirna ca bālena nānye naiva ca kenacit
Ensuite, qu’on donne l’« eau de svasti » (svasti-udaka) pour le bien-être, en commençant par les Pitṛs et depuis le côté gauche (savyataḥ). Ce rite ne doit être accompli ni par des femmes, ni par un enfant, ni par quiconque d’autre à la place de l’officiant qualifié.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: ghat
Listener: pārthivo-ttama (king)
Scene: A lone ritual performer at a river/ghāṭa within a tīrtha, holding a small water vessel (kalaśa/kuṇḍikā), offering svastyudaka with controlled gestures; nearby are śrāddha implements and darbha grass; the mood is restrained and formal.
FAQs
Ritual power in Purāṇic dharma depends on correct order and qualified performance, not merely intention.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but it does not identify the location in this excerpt.
Offer svasti-water with the Pitṛs first and in savya orientation, and follow the stated eligibility restriction for the performer.