Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
विप्रा उदङ्मुखाः कार्याः स्वयं वै दक्षिणामुखः । दर्भेषु निक्षिपेदन्नमित्युच्चार्य द्विजाग्रतः
viprā udaṅmukhāḥ kāryāḥ svayaṃ vai dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ | darbheṣu nikṣipedannamityuccārya dvijāgrataḥ
Para Brāhmaṇa hendaknya didudukkan menghadap utara, sedangkan pelaku upacara sendiri menghadap selatan. Di hadapan para dvija, ia meletakkan makanan di atas rumput darbha sambil mengucap, “Aku menempatkan makanan ini.”
Vyāsa (in dialogue with Yudhiṣṭhira) [deduced]
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A formal śrāddha tableau: Brāhmaṇas seated on darbha mats facing the river’s northern line; the yajamāna sits opposite facing south; a strip of darbha holds the placed food; the moment of utterance is captured with raised right hand and focused gaze.
FAQs
Ritual efficacy in śrāddha depends on disciplined observance of prescribed forms and sacred orientation.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha milieu, where these śrāddha rites are taught.
Directional seating (vipras north-facing, performer south-facing) and placing food on darbha with a formal utterance.