Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
ततः श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत पितॄणां श्रद्धयान्वितः । विप्रेभ्यो भोजनं दद्याद्दक्षिणां च स्वशक्तितः
tataḥ śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta pitṝṇāṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ | viprebhyo bhojanaṃ dadyāddakṣiṇāṃ ca svaśaktitaḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ដោយមានសទ្ធា គួរធ្វើស្រាទ្ធ (śrāddha) សម្រាប់បិត្ដរ; គួរផ្តល់អាហារដល់ព្រហ្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយ ហើយផ្តល់ទក្ខិណា (dakṣiṇā) តាមសមត្ថភាពរបស់ខ្លួន។
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/pilgrims addressed as ‘viprendra’ in nearby verses (contextual audience)
Scene: On a sacred riverbank near Dvārakā, a pilgrim sits on kuśa-grass performing śrāddha; brāhmaṇas are respectfully fed, and dakṣiṇā is offered with folded hands.
FAQs
Faithful ancestral rites, hospitality, and charity are essential expressions of purāṇic dharma, especially when performed at sanctified tīrthas.
The śrāddha and charity are framed within the Nṛga-tīrtha/Nṛga-kūpa observance at Dvārakā.
Perform Pitṛ-śrāddha with faith, feed brāhmaṇas, and offer dakṣiṇā according to capacity.