Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वशाखायाः स्मृतं नृप । स्वदेशवर्णजातीयं यथा स्यादत्र निर्वृतिः
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi svaśākhāyāḥ smṛtaṃ nṛpa | svadeśavarṇajātīyaṃ yathā syādatra nirvṛtiḥ
आता, हे नृपा! स्वस्व वेदशाखेत स्मृत असलेली विधी, तसेच देश- वर्ण- जातीनुसार आचार मी सांगतो, ज्यायोगे येथे योग्य तृप्ती व शुद्धता होईल।
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: The sage points to different manuscripts/recension scrolls labeled by śākhā, while attendants bring regional offerings; the king listens as ‘local custom’ and ‘Vedic branch’ are reconciled.
FAQs
Dharma is both universal and contextual: śrāddha should respect core principles while aligning with one’s śākhā and legitimate local tradition.
The site-context remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though the verse itself discusses ritual adaptability rather than a tīrtha description.
It prescribes that śrāddha details be followed according to one’s Vedic śākhā and appropriate regional/communal norms.