Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति शाकैर्मूलफलेन वा । भविष्यति कृतं श्राद्धं सर्वतीर्थेषु वै शुभे
tatra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti śākairmūlaphalena vā | bhaviṣyati kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu vai śubhe
Ô Auspicieuse, si l’on accomplit là le śrāddha—fût-ce avec de simples herbes, racines ou fruits—ce śrāddha est tenu pour accompli comme s’il l’était en tous les tīrtha sacrés.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Kardamālā
Type: tirtha
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A humble śrāddha at the tīrtha using greens, roots, and fruits; a small leaf-plate offering; the sacred water nearby; unseen ‘all tīrthas’ symbolized as a cosmic mandala.
FAQs
Sincerity and the sanctity of place can make even simple offerings spiritually complete and highly meritorious.
Kardamālā-tīrtha in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Performing śrāddha at the tīrtha, even using śāka (greens), mūla (roots), or phala (fruits).