Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
न स्त्री प्रचालयेत्तानि ज्ञानहीनो न चाव्रतः । स्वयं पुत्रोऽथवा यस्य वाञ्छेदभ्युदयं परम्
na strī pracālayettāni jñānahīno na cāvrataḥ | svayaṃ putro'thavā yasya vāñchedabhyudayaṃ param
स्त्रीने ते (पिंड/श्राद्ध-अर्पण) हाताळू नयेत; तसेच विधिज्ञान नसलेला किंवा व्रत-नियम नसलेला व्यक्तीही करू नये. स्वतः पुत्राने—किंवा जो परम कल्याण इच्छितो त्याने—विधिपूर्वक ते करावे.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A son (yajamāna) performing śrāddha with focused posture; beside him, an untrained person and a woman are shown respectfully stepping back from handling piṇḍas, indicating the text’s kartṛ-niyama; emphasis on ritual seriousness rather than social drama.
FAQs
Śrāddha is an adhikāra-based rite: discipline, knowledge, and proper eligibility safeguard its spiritual fruit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where ancestral rites are systematized as part of the place’s sacred dharma.
The rite and offerings should be handled by a qualified, observant performer—ideally the son—rather than by the untrained or undisciplined.