Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । येषामुद्दिश्य तच्छ्राद्धं कृतं तेषां नृपोत्तम
etasminneva kāle tu vāguvācāśarīriṇī | yeṣāmuddiśya tacchrāddhaṃ kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ nṛpottama
Pada saat itu juga, terdengarlah suara tanpa jasad berkata: “Wahai raja yang utama, mereka yang ditujukan śrāddha itu—dengan niat dan sebutan yang tepat—pasti memperoleh hasil yang telah ditetapkan.”
Aśarīriṇī vāk (incorporeal divine voice)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama (best of kings) addressed by the voice
Scene: As the rite concludes, an unseen celestial voice speaks from the sky; Indra and/or a kingly figure pauses in reverence, looking upward amid ritual implements.
FAQs
Śrāddha done with clear intention (uddiśya) is recognized by divine order and yields sure benefit to the intended ancestors.
Gayā is implied in this Adhyāya’s context as the famed tīrtha for pitṛ-rites and śrāddha.
The key prescription is uddiśya-śrāddha—performing śrāddha dedicated to specific departed beings so the rite reaches them.