Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
यः श्राद्धं कुरुते तत्र सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः । रसेनैकेन सस्येन तथैकेन द्विजोत्तमाः । तस्यापि जायते पुण्यं गयाश्राद्धेन यद्भवेत्
yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute tatra samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ | rasenaikena sasyena tathaikena dvijottamāḥ | tasyāpi jāyate puṇyaṃ gayāśrāddhena yadbhavet
そこで正しい信心をもってシュラーダ（śrāddha）を修する者は、たとえ味わいある供物一品と穀粒一つのみであっても、ああ二度生まれの最勝者よ、ガヤー（Gayā）にてシュラーダを行うのと等しい功徳を得る。
Skanda (deduced; addressing dvijas)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha at a sacred spot with humble means: one savory dish and a single grain offering; pitṛs appear subtly in the background receiving satisfaction, while a symbolic banner reads ‘Gayā-tulya’ (Gayā-equivalent merit).
FAQs
Faith (śraddhā) sanctifies even simple offerings; at a powerful tīrtha, minimal materials can yield maximum ancestral merit.
A tīrtha within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya is praised as conferring merit comparable to Gayā for śrāddha.
Performing śrāddha there with proper faith, even using only one prepared dish and one grain offering.