Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
यच्च शस्त्रहतानां च तस्मिन्नहनि दीयते । एकोद्दिष्टं नरैः श्राद्धं तत्ते वक्ष्यामि कारणम्
yacca śastrahatānāṃ ca tasminnahani dīyate | ekoddiṣṭaṃ naraiḥ śrāddhaṃ tatte vakṣyāmi kāraṇam
ആയുധഹതർക്കായി അതേ ദിവസത്തിൽ ജനങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഏകോദ്ദിഷ്ട ശ്രാദ്ധത്തിന്റെ കാരണമെന്തെന്നു ഞാൻ നിന്നോടു പറയുന്നു.
Narrator/Teacher (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator begins explaining the rationale for ekoddiṣṭa-śrāddha offered immediately for those slain by weapons; a ritual scene with piṇḍa, water libations, and attentive listeners.
FAQs
Dharma is not only commanded but also explained: ritual forms have specific reasons tied to the condition of the departed.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha is offered on a particular day for those killed by weapons, and the text proceeds to give its rationale.