Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
ईश्वर उवाच । ततोऽसौ ब्राह्मणो गत्वा दयाविष्टो हरेर्गृहम् । श्राद्धं च प्रददौ तेषामेकैकस्य पृथक्पृथक्
īśvara uvāca | tato'sau brāhmaṇo gatvā dayāviṣṭo harergṛham | śrāddhaṃ ca pradadau teṣāmekaikasya pṛthakpṛthak
Īśvara dit : Alors ce brāhmane, rempli de compassion, se rendit à la demeure de Hari et accomplit pour eux le śrāddha—pour chacun séparément, l’un après l’autre.
Īśvara
Tirtha: Hareḥ-gṛha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: The audience within the Purāṇic frame (implicit)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa in white, compassionate and focused, performs śrāddha in a Viṣṇu temple courtyard: kuśa grass, piṇḍas, water libations; each preta’s rite is done separately, with orderly ritual implements laid out.
FAQs
Compassion expressed through correct ritual action—performed carefully for each being—becomes a concrete instrument of spiritual uplift.
The ‘abode of Hari’ (a Vaiṣṇava sacred locus) is highlighted within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative.
Śrāddha should be performed distinctly for each departed person (ekaikasya pṛthak pṛthak).