Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
तां दृष्ट्वा परुषैर्वाक्यैर्भर्त्सयामास राघवः । धिग्धिक्पापे द्विजांस्त्यक्त्वा पितृकृत्यमहोदयम् । क्व गताऽसि च मां हित्वा श्राद्धकाले ह्युपस्थिते
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā paruṣairvākyairbhartsayāmāsa rāghavaḥ | dhigdhikpāpe dvijāṃstyaktvā pitṛkṛtyamahodayam | kva gatā'si ca māṃ hitvā śrāddhakāle hyupasthite
तिला पाहताच राघवाने कठोर शब्दांनी धारेवर धरले— “धिक् धिक्, पापिनी! द्विजांना आणि पितृकार्याचे हे महान् शुभ कर्तव्य सोडून, श्राद्धकाळ आला असता मला टाकून तू कुठे गेलीस?”
Rāma (Rāghava)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, seated in the ritual area, turns sharply toward Sītā and speaks sternly; his hand gestures accusatory; Sītā stands before him, startled; brāhmaṇa seating and ritual remnants indicate the just-finished śrāddha.
FAQs
Ancestral rites are treated as highly auspicious and must be performed with discipline, respect for brāhmaṇas, and attentiveness to time.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where pitṛ-kṛtya and śrāddha are framed as especially significant within the māhātmya.
Proper conduct during śrāddha—remaining present for brāhmaṇa hospitality and the completion of pitṛ rites.