Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
यद्वा माहिषिको भुंक्ते श्वित्री वा कुनखोऽपि वा । कुष्ठी वाथ द्विजो भुंक्ते तत्ते श्राद्धं भविष्यति
yadvā māhiṣiko bhuṃkte śvitrī vā kunakho'pi vā | kuṣṭhī vātha dvijo bhuṃkte tatte śrāddhaṃ bhaviṣyati
അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാഹിഷികൻ, ശ്വിത്രി (ശ്വേതകുഷ്ഠം), കുനഖൻ (നഖരോഗി), അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുഷ്ഠരോഗി—ഇങ്ങനെയുള്ളവർ ശ്രാദ്ധഭോജനം ചെയ്താൽ ആ ദോഷം നിന്റെ ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിൽ പതിയും.
Brahmā (contextual continuation)
Scene: A śrāddha feeding scene where the priest discreetly stops the host from serving an ineligible eater; the host looks concerned, the ritual plates are set, and the atmosphere is tense but controlled.
FAQs
Śrāddha requires discernment in choosing recipients; the rite is safeguarded by proper eligibility and purity norms.
No site is specified in this verse; it is a śrāddha-vidhi instruction within the tīrtha-māhātmya stream.
Ensure the śrāddha meal is consumed by eligible recipients as defined by the text; avoid ineligible/afflicted recipients per these rules.