Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
खड्गवाध्रीणसोद्भूतं मांसं श्राद्धे सुतृप्तिदम् । तौ चापि परमौ दिव्यौ स्वर्गं लोकं गमिष्यतः
khaḍgavādhrīṇasodbhūtaṃ māṃsaṃ śrāddhe sutṛptidam | tau cāpi paramau divyau svargaṃ lokaṃ gamiṣyataḥ
Daging yang berasal daripada khaḍga (badak) dan vādhrīṇasa, apabila digunakan dalam upacara Śrāddha, memberikan kepuasan yang amat sempurna; dan kedua-duanya, yang sungguh bersifat ilahi, akan menuju ke alam syurga.
Bhartṛyajña (continuing explanation, concluding the quoted rationale)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting with ritual vessels, darbha, and offerings; Pitṛs appear visibly ‘satisfied’ (tṛpta). The narrative closes with a luminous ascent motif toward svarga.
FAQs
Śrāddha is presented as a powerful rite of ancestral satisfaction, with specific mythic categories of offerings described as exceptionally efficacious.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Use of khaḍga/vādhrīṇasa-related meat as a śrāddha offering is stated to yield strong tṛpti and heavenly fruit within the narrative’s framework.
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