Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
रक्षणाप्तैर्नरेन्द्रस्य वैश्यस्य क्षेत्र संभवैः । शूद्रस्य पण्यलब्धैश्च श्राद्धं कर्तुं प्रयुज्यते
rakṣaṇāptairnarendrasya vaiśyasya kṣetra saṃbhavaiḥ | śūdrasya paṇyalabdhaiśca śrāddhaṃ kartuṃ prayujyate
王にとっては、守護—すなわち統治の正当な務め—によって得た財をシュラーダ（Śrāddha）に用いるべきである。ヴァイシャには田畑より生ずる財（農耕の収益）を、シュードラには交易と売買によって得た財を用いてシュラーダを行うのが相応しい。
Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)
Listener: Ānarta (king)
Scene: Three small vignettes illustrating rightful earnings: a king protecting subjects, a farmer in fields, and a trader weighing goods—each dedicating a portion for Śrāddha.
FAQs
Śrāddha should be supported by wealth aligned with one’s rightful duty and livelihood, reinforcing dharma as the foundation of ritual merit.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this line; it is a general instruction within Tīrthamāhātmya.
Use dharmically obtained income—governance/protection for kings, agriculture for vaiśyas, and trade for śūdras—to perform Śrāddha.