Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
यच्छ्राद्धं सूकरः पश्येन्नारी वाथ रजस्वला । कौलेयकोऽथ वालेयस्तत्सर्वं ते भविष्यति
yacchrāddhaṃ sūkaraḥ paśyennārī vātha rajasvalā | kauleyako'tha vāleyastatsarvaṃ te bhaviṣyati
Mana-mana śrāddha yang dilihat oleh babi hutan, atau oleh wanita yang sedang haid, atau oleh anjing (sama ada baka rendah atau anjing liar)—segala cela itu akan melekat pada śrāddha mu.
Brahmā (continuation from prior verse context)
Type: ghat
Listener: Rākṣasa (implied continuing interlocutor)
Scene: A śrāddha scene where the performer guards the ritual space: darbha-lined area, offerings set; at the periphery a dog/boar approaches and is gently turned away; the atmosphere is tense but controlled, emphasizing ritual boundary.
FAQs
Śrāddha should be protected from impurity and disturbance; attentiveness to ritual setting safeguards the rite’s sanctity.
No named tīrtha here; the verse is procedural guidance within a tīrtha-māhātmya discourse.
Avoid allowing śrāddha to be observed/disturbed by inauspicious beings or conditions associated with ritual impurity.