Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
यजमानो द्विजो वाथ ब्रह्मचर्यविवर्जितः । तच्छ्राद्धं ते मया दत्तं त्रिपात्रेण विवर्जितम्
yajamāno dvijo vātha brahmacaryavivarjitaḥ | tacchrāddhaṃ te mayā dattaṃ tripātreṇa vivarjitam
Jika penaja upacara (yajamāna)—sama ada seorang dvija atau sesiapa pun—tidak berpegang pada disiplin brahmacarya, maka śrāddha itu, yang tidak lengkap dengan susunan “tiga bekas” yang wajar, aku anggap seolah-olah telah aku serahkan kepadamu.
Brahmā (Lokapitāmaha), addressing the Rākṣasa
Listener: A rākṣasa (implied addressee: ‘to you’)
Scene: A yajamāna preparing for śrāddha appears distracted and undisciplined; the priest points to missing/incorrect ‘three-vessel’ setup; a rākṣasa figure symbolically receives the misdirected offering while pitṛs remain unappeased in the background.
FAQs
Inner discipline of the performer/sponsor is essential; without it, even formal rites lose their intended efficacy.
The teaching is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative of Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
The sponsor should observe brahmacarya and follow proper śrāddha arrangements such as the tripātra protocol.