Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
गोष्ठ्यां यत्क्रि यते श्राद्धं तद्गोष्ठीश्राद्धमुच्यते । क्रियते पापशुद्ध्यर्थं शुद्धिश्राद्धं तदुच्यते
goṣṭhyāṃ yatkri yate śrāddhaṃ tadgoṣṭhīśrāddhamucyate | kriyate pāpaśuddhyarthaṃ śuddhiśrāddhaṃ taducyate
गोष्ठीत/सभेत जे श्राद्ध केले जाते ते ‘गोष्ठी-श्राद्ध’ म्हणतात। आणि पापशुद्धीसाठी जे श्राद्ध केले जाते ते ‘शुद्धि-श्राद्ध’ असे कथन आहे।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A public pavilion near the tīrtha hosts goṣṭhī-śrāddha: multiple families, priests, orderly offerings; in a parallel vignette, a penitent sponsor performs śuddhi-śrāddha with subdued demeanor and simple offerings.
FAQs
Śrāddha supports both social dharma (performed in a community setting) and inner dharma (performed for purification), integrating society and spirituality.
The classifications are taught within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, a glorification of Prabhāsa as a dharmic field for rites.
Two more śrāddha types are defined: goṣṭhī-śrāddha (in an assembly) and śuddhi-śrāddha (for purification from sin).