Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
यच्छ्राद्धं वीक्षते श्वा वा नारी वाऽथ रजस्वला । पतितो वा वराहो वा तच्छ्राद्धं व्यर्थतां व्रजेत्
yacchrāddhaṃ vīkṣate śvā vā nārī vā'tha rajasvalā | patito vā varāho vā tacchrāddhaṃ vyarthatāṃ vrajet
ശ്രാദ്ധം നായയോ രജസ്വലായ സ്ത്രീയോ പതിതനോ വരാഹമോ കണ്ടാൽ, ആ ശ്രാദ്ധം നിഷ്ഫലമാകുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A householder conducts śrāddha before a small pitṛ-vedi; the space is curtained; outside the boundary stand a dog and a boar, while an attendant gestures to keep the ritual area protected; brāhmaṇas sit in orderly rows with kuśa and water-vessels.
FAQs
Rites for the ancestors are to be guarded carefully; negligence about purity and setting is said to diminish the intended spiritual fruit.
This verse focuses on śrāddha doṣa (ritual impediments) rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
Ensure the śrāddha is not observed by a dog, a menstruating woman, a patita, or a boar; otherwise the rite is declared ineffective.