Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
श्राद्धार्थं तस्य संप्राप्ता रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रामः सीतामभाषत
śrāddhārthaṃ tasya saṃprāptā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | etasminneva kāle tu rāmaḥ sītāmabhāṣata
Ils arrivèrent pour accomplir le Śrāddha de Rāma, dont les actes étaient infatigables et sans tache. En ce même instant, Rāma s’adressa à Sītā.
Narrator (contextual; likely Īśvara/Śiva in this adhyāya’s framing)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, poised and serene, prepares for śrāddha at Prabhāsa as sages arrive; he turns to Sītā to coordinate the rite, indicating household participation in sacred duty.
FAQs
Performing śrāddha with sincerity and proper timing is upheld as a central duty (dharma) toward one’s ancestors.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative situates Rāma’s śrāddha context.
Śrāddha (ancestral rite), implying feeding brāhmaṇas and offering piṇḍa and water as per tradition.