Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं वृद्धि श्राद्धं सपिण्डकम् । पार्वणं चातिविज्ञानं गोष्ठं शुद्ध्यर्थमुत्तमम्
nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ vṛddhi śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍakam | pārvaṇaṃ cātivijñānaṃ goṣṭhaṃ śuddhyarthamuttamam
シュラーダ（Śrāddha）は、ニティヤ（常供）、ナイミッティカ（因縁供）、カーミヤ（願求供）、ヴリッディ・シュラーダ、サピṇḍaの儀、パールヴァṇaの儀、『アティヴィジュニャーナ』の類、そしてゴーシュṭha・シュラーダ――清浄のために最上と説かれる。
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (context continues from prior verse)
Scene: A ritual teacher enumerates eight śrāddha categories. A family sits near a tīrtha platform with darbha grass, piṇḍas, and water vessels; priests guide the sequence for purification.
FAQs
Ancestral rites are not one-size-fits-all; dharma provides structured forms of śrāddha for regular duty, occasions, wishes, and purification.
The instruction is delivered within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, implying these rites gain special sanctity when aligned with Prabhāsa’s sacred context.
It enumerates recognized categories of śrāddha (nitya, naimittika, kāmya, vṛddhi, sapiṇḍa, pārvaṇa, etc.), indicating their ritual legitimacy and purificatory purpose.