Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
श्राद्धार्थं तस्य संप्राप्ता रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रामः सीतामभाषत
śrāddhārthaṃ tasya saṃprāptā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ | etasminneva kāle tu rāmaḥ sītāmabhāṣata
അക്ലിഷ്ടകർമ്മനായ രാമന്റെ ശ്രാദ്ധകാര്യത്തിനായി അവർ അവിടെ എത്തിച്ചേർന്നു. അതേ സമയത്ത് രാമൻ സീതയോട് സംസാരിച്ചു।
Narrator (contextual; likely Īśvara/Śiva in this adhyāya’s framing)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, poised and serene, prepares for śrāddha at Prabhāsa as sages arrive; he turns to Sītā to coordinate the rite, indicating household participation in sacred duty.
FAQs
Performing śrāddha with sincerity and proper timing is upheld as a central duty (dharma) toward one’s ancestors.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative situates Rāma’s śrāddha context.
Śrāddha (ancestral rite), implying feeding brāhmaṇas and offering piṇḍa and water as per tradition.