Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
अथैतानि पपाचाशु सीता जनकनंदिनी । ततस्तु कुतपे काले स्नात्वा वल्कलभृच्छुचिः
athaitāni papācāśu sītā janakanaṃdinī | tatastu kutape kāle snātvā valkalabhṛcchuciḥ
Alors Sītā, fille de Janaka, apprêta promptement ces mets. Puis, à l’heure propice dite kutapa-kāla, après s’être baignée et devenue pure, vêtue d’écorce, elle se prépara au rite.
Īśvara (narrator-voice within the Purāṇic dialogue)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sītā swiftly cooks the gathered fruits; then, at kutapa-kāla, she bathes and stands purified in bark garments, readying the śrāddha setting with vessels and offerings.
FAQs
Śrāddha is not only offering but also discipline—purity, right timing, and reverent preparation.
The rite is being arranged at Puṣkara-tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.
Cooking offerings, bathing (snāna), maintaining śauca, and performing Śrāddha at kutapa-kāla.