Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
यः श्राद्धं कुरुते तत्र सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः । रसेनैकेन सस्येन तथैकेन द्विजोत्तमाः । तस्यापि जायते पुण्यं गयाश्राद्धेन यद्भवेत्
yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute tatra samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ | rasenaikena sasyena tathaikena dvijottamāḥ | tasyāpi jāyate puṇyaṃ gayāśrāddhena yadbhavet
Sesiapa yang melaksanakan śrāddha di sana dengan śraddhā yang benar—walau hanya dengan satu hidangan berperisa dan satu butir persembahan bijirin, wahai yang termulia antara yang dua-kali-lahir—dia memperoleh pahala setara dengan pahala śrāddha di Gayā.
Skanda (deduced; addressing dvijas)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha at a sacred spot with humble means: one savory dish and a single grain offering; pitṛs appear subtly in the background receiving satisfaction, while a symbolic banner reads ‘Gayā-tulya’ (Gayā-equivalent merit).
FAQs
Faith (śraddhā) sanctifies even simple offerings; at a powerful tīrtha, minimal materials can yield maximum ancestral merit.
A tīrtha within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya is praised as conferring merit comparable to Gayā for śrāddha.
Performing śrāddha there with proper faith, even using only one prepared dish and one grain offering.