Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
त्रीणि श्राद्धे पवित्राणि दौहित्रः कुतपस्तिलाः । त्रीणि चात्र प्रशंसंति शुद्धिमक्रोधमत्वराम्
trīṇi śrāddhe pavitrāṇi dauhitraḥ kutapastilāḥ | trīṇi cātra praśaṃsaṃti śuddhimakrodhamatvarām
श्राद्धात तीन पवित्र मानले आहेत—दौहित्र, कुतप आणि तीळ. तसेच येथे तीन गुणांची प्रशंसा केली आहे—शुद्धी, अक्रोध आणि अत्वरा (घाई न करणे).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (śrāddha-pavitra-traya teaching)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A composed śrāddha scene: the dauhitra respectfully assists, sesame and darbha arranged, the sun marking Kutapa time; the performer remains calm, unhurried, and pure.
FAQs
Śrāddha depends on both outer sanctifiers and inner virtues—purity, calmness, and patience.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where śrāddha is taught as a complete discipline of materials, time, and character.
Use the purifiers (dauhitra, Kutapa, sesame) and maintain śuddhi, akrodha, and atvarā during the rite.