Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
श्राद्धं ततः प्रकुर्वीत विप्रानाहूय भक्तितः । दक्षिणां च ततो दद्याद्रजतं रुक्ममेव च
śrāddhaṃ tataḥ prakurvīta viprānāhūya bhaktitaḥ | dakṣiṇāṃ ca tato dadyādrajataṃ rukmameva ca
അതിനുശേഷം ശ്രാദ്ധം നടത്തണം, ഭക്തിയോടെ വിപ്രന്മാരെ ക്ഷണിക്കണം; തുടർന്ന് ദക്ഷിണയായി വെള്ളിയും സ്വർണ്ണവും നൽകണം।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (with Rukmiṇī-hrada context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting near the tīrtha: brāhmaṇas seated on kuśa mats, ritual vessels and piṇḍa materials nearby; the host offers respectful dakṣiṇā—silver and gold—after the rite.
FAQs
True tīrtha-dharma includes honoring one’s lineage through śrāddha and supporting learned custodians of ritual through dakṣiṇā.
The śrāddha and gifting are part of the Dvārakā tīrtha observance centered on Rukmiṇī-hrada.
Perform śrāddha, invite brāhmaṇas, and give dakṣiṇā—specifically silver and gold.