Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
तिलं वा तैलपक्वं वा शूकधान्यमथापि वा । न यत्र दीयते श्राद्धे तत्ते श्राद्धं भविष्यति
tilaṃ vā tailapakvaṃ vā śūkadhānyamathāpi vā | na yatra dīyate śrāddhe tatte śrāddhaṃ bhaviṣyati
ज्या श्राद्धात तीळ, किंवा तेलात शिजविलेले अन्न, अथवा सालीसह धान्य (शूकधान्य) दिले जात नाही—ते श्राद्ध तुझ्यासाठी दोषयुक्त ठरते.
Brahmā (contextual continuation)
Scene: A śrāddha meal arrangement where sesame is conspicuously absent; bowls of grains and oil-cooked dishes are shown as missing, while the priest points to an empty spot on the offering leaf/plate.
FAQs
Devotion must be expressed through proper offerings; śrāddha is a disciplined act of ancestral reverence, not a casual meal.
No specific site is named; the verse details śrāddha requirements within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
Include prescribed offerings such as tila (sesame), oil-cooked food, and appropriate grains in śrāddha.