Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
यः सूत्रं पूर्वपिण्डेषु सततं विनियोजयेत् । स विरोधं चरेत्तेषां त्रोटनाच्च परस्परम्
yaḥ sūtraṃ pūrvapiṇḍeṣu satataṃ viniyojayet | sa virodhaṃ caretteṣāṃ troṭanācca parasparam
जो पूर्वी पिंडांवर सतत एकच सूत्र लावत राहतो, तो त्यांच्यात परस्पर विरोध निर्माण करतो; आणि त्यामुळे तुटण व विभक्ती होते।
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Type: kshetra
Listener: king
Scene: A cautionary tableau: the performer is shown about to run one thread across multiple piṇḍas; an elder priest gestures to stop, indicating separate threads; in a symbolic overlay, shadowy figures of ancestors appear discordant when the thread is continuous, then calm when separated.
FAQs
Even subtle ritual distinctions symbolize harmony among ancestors; careless merging of dedications is portrayed as causing ‘virodha’ (disharmony).
None is mentioned; the verse is a technical śrāddha injunction within the chapter.
Do not run one continuous thread across earlier piṇḍas; assign threads separately to avoid ritual ‘conflict’ and disruption.