Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95
देवशर्मोवाच । एवं कुरु नृपश्रेष्ठ श्राद्धेऽहं ते पितुः स्वयम् । ब्राह्मणः संभविष्यामि तस्माच्छ्राद्धं समाचर
devaśarmovāca | evaṃ kuru nṛpaśreṣṭha śrāddhe'haṃ te pituḥ svayam | brāhmaṇaḥ saṃbhaviṣyāmi tasmācchrāddhaṃ samācara
Devaśarman dit : «Fais ainsi, ô meilleur des rois. Dans le śrāddha pour ton père, moi-même je serai le brāhmaṇa (récepteur/officiant). Accomplis donc le śrāddha».
Devaśarman
Tirtha: Nāgahrada
Type: kund
Listener: Rājā (king)
Scene: Devaśarman, composed and compassionate, assures the king that he himself will act as the brāhmaṇa in the śrāddha for the king’s father; ritual space is prepared with kuśa, tila, and piṇḍas.
FAQs
Ritual efficacy depends on proper dharmic mediation—here, a qualified brāhmaṇa agrees to carry the śrāddha through.
The śrāddha is to be performed in the Nāgahrada context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
Perform śrāddha, with Devaśarman acting as the brāhmaṇa participant/recipient in the rite for the king’s father.