Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
श्राद्धं विनापि दातव्यं तद्दिने मधुना सह । पायसं ब्राह्मणाग्र्येभ्यः सघृतं तृप्तिकारणात्
śrāddhaṃ vināpi dātavyaṃ taddine madhunā saha | pāyasaṃ brāhmaṇāgryebhyaḥ saghṛtaṃ tṛptikāraṇāt
Walaupun tanpa melaksanakan śrāddha secara rasmi, pada hari itu tetaplah memberi persembahan, bersama madu. Berikan pāyasa (bubur manis susu-beras) dengan ghee kepada para brāhmaṇa yang utama, kerana itulah sebab kepuasan bagi para Pitṛ (leluhur).
Unnamed narrator/teacher in Nāgarakhaṇḍa (addressing a king; context suggests instruction to a ruler)
Listener: Pārthiva (King)
Scene: A ritual feeding scene: brāhmaṇas seated in a row on kuśa mats; servers present bowls of pāyasa glistening with ghee and a small vessel of honey; the donor offers with reverence, mentally dedicating to Pitṛs.
FAQs
Sincere dāna for the Pitṛs—especially feeding worthy brāhmaṇas—can please the ancestors even if a complete śrāddha cannot be performed.
The verse occurs within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the snippet emphasizes pitṛ-related observance connected to that tīrtha-context rather than naming a single site in this line.
Give pāyasa (sweet milk-rice) with ghee and honey to eminent brāhmaṇas as a pitṛ-pleasing act.