Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
एवं संभोज्य वै विप्रान्पिण्डदानं तु दापयेत् । इत्यनेन विधानेन यस्तत्र श्राद्धकृद्भवेत्
evaṃ saṃbhojya vai viprānpiṇḍadānaṃ tu dāpayet | ityanena vidhānena yastatra śrāddhakṛdbhavet
Ainsi, après avoir nourri comme il se doit les brāhmanes, qu’on fasse accomplir l’offrande des piṇḍas (boules de riz). Quiconque accomplit là le śrāddha selon cette règle—
Narrative instruction (speaker not explicit in this single verse; within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Transition moment: brāhmaṇas have finished eating; the priest prepares three piṇḍas on darbha, with sesame and water; the yajamāna offers them facing south near the tīrtha bank.
FAQs
Śrāddha is completed through proper hospitality to brāhmaṇas and piṇḍadāna, aligning generosity with ancestral duty.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), a premier sacred region praised in the Skanda Purana.
Feeding brāhmaṇas and then performing piṇḍadāna as part of the śrāddha procedure.