Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
श्राद्धे वा वैश्वदेवे वा यद्यागच्छति नातिथिः । घृताहुतिं ततो दद्यात्तन्नाम्ना च हविर्भुजि
śrāddhe vā vaiśvadeve vā yadyāgacchati nātithiḥ | ghṛtāhutiṃ tato dadyāttannāmnā ca havirbhuji
シュラーダ（祖霊供養）またはヴァイシュヴァデーヴァの儀礼において客が来ないなら、客の名を唱えつつ、ギーの供物を火に注ぎ、ハヴィスを食するアグニに受け取らせるべきである。
Deductive (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta speaking to sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha/vaiśvadeva setting where no guest arrives; the host turns to the sacred fire and pours ghee while uttering the intended guest’s name; Agni’s flame rises as if accepting the offering.
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When the intended recipient is absent, the rite is not abandoned; the offering is redirected through Agni to preserve merit and ritual continuity.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse teaches household ritual protocol within a tīrtha-mahātmya setting.
Offer a ghṛta-āhuti into Agni (havirbhuj) if no atithi arrives during śrāddha or vaiśvadeva.
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