Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
रक्षणाप्तैर्नरेन्द्रस्य वैश्यस्य क्षेत्र संभवैः । शूद्रस्य पण्यलब्धैश्च श्राद्धं कर्तुं प्रयुज्यते
rakṣaṇāptairnarendrasya vaiśyasya kṣetra saṃbhavaiḥ | śūdrasya paṇyalabdhaiśca śrāddhaṃ kartuṃ prayujyate
രാജാവ് സംരക്ഷണധർമ്മത്തിലൂടെ ലഭിച്ച ധനത്താൽ, വൈശ്യൻ കൃഷിക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ധനത്താൽ, ശൂദ്രൻ വ്യാപാര-വിൽപ്പനലാഭത്താൽ ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്നത് യുക്തമാണ്।
Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)
Listener: Ānarta (king)
Scene: Three small vignettes illustrating rightful earnings: a king protecting subjects, a farmer in fields, and a trader weighing goods—each dedicating a portion for Śrāddha.
FAQs
Śrāddha should be supported by wealth aligned with one’s rightful duty and livelihood, reinforcing dharma as the foundation of ritual merit.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this line; it is a general instruction within Tīrthamāhātmya.
Use dharmically obtained income—governance/protection for kings, agriculture for vaiśyas, and trade for śūdras—to perform Śrāddha.