Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
श्राद्धं संपश्यते श्वा चेन्नारी चैव रजस्वला । अन्त्यजः शूकरश्चान्नं तदस्माकं तु भोजनम्
śrāddhaṃ saṃpaśyate śvā cennārī caiva rajasvalā | antyajaḥ śūkaraścānnaṃ tadasmākaṃ tu bhojanam
श्राद्धाकडे कुत्रा पाहिला, किंवा रजस्वला स्त्री, किंवा अंत्यज, किंवा डुक्कर अन्नावर नजर टाकली—तर ते अन्न खरे तर प्रेतांचे भोजन होते।
Pretāḥ
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Householders and officiants performing śrāddha in Prabhāsa context
Scene: A śrāddha setup with piṇḍas and offerings; a dog peers in, and other inauspicious intrusions are symbolically shown; pretas seize the subtle essence while the officiant reacts with alarm.
FAQs
Śrāddha demands careful protection of the offering space; negligence diverts the intended merit away from the ancestors.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within whose māhātmya these śrāddha disciplines are taught.
Guard śrāddha food and the rite from disruptive/impure intrusion or visibility; maintain a controlled, sanctified setting for offerings.