Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
अत्र मातुः पृथक्छ्राद्धमन्यत्र पतिना सह । वृद्धिश्राद्धे तु मात्रादि गयायां पितृपूर्वकम्
atra mātuḥ pṛthakchrāddhamanyatra patinā saha | vṛddhiśrāddhe tu mātrādi gayāyāṃ pitṛpūrvakam
ここでは母のためのシュラーダ（śrāddha）は別々に修され、他所では夫とともに行われる。だが繁栄のシュラーダ（vṛddhi-śrāddha）では母をはじめ母方の縁者より始めるのが正しく、ガヤー（Gayā）では父系の祖霊を先として行う。
Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)
Tirtha: Guptagayā/Goṣpada at Prabhāsa; Gayā referenced
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual teacher explains śrāddha ordering to a householder couple at a Prabhāsa riverbank: separate plates for maternal rites; a second vignette hints at Gayā where paternal line offerings are prioritized.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma preserves nuanced ritual etiquette—honoring both maternal and paternal lines with context-sensitive order and propriety.
The chapter’s setting is Goṣpada Tīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, with Gayā cited as a benchmark for pitṛ rites.
Rules about whether the mother’s śrāddha is separate or conjoint, and the ordering in vṛddhi-śrāddha (maternal-first) versus Gayā (paternal-first).