Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
अपि शौचपरित्यक्तं हीनांगाधिकमेव वा । दौहित्रं योजयेच्छ्राद्धे पितॄणां परितुष्टये
api śaucaparityaktaṃ hīnāṃgādhikameva vā | dauhitraṃ yojayecchrāddhe pitṝṇāṃ parituṣṭaye
Walaupun seorang dauhitra kurang dalam kesucian ritual, atau cacat ataupun berlebihan anggota, tetaplah dia disertakan dalam śrāddha—demi kepuasan penuh para Pitṛ.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A compassionate śrāddha moment: elders and priest gently guide a dauhitra with visible disability or signs of hardship to a seat, ensuring he is included; offerings proceed with solemn care, Pitṛs envisioned as pleased.
FAQs
Certain dharmic relationships are treated as uniquely potent in ancestral rites, sometimes outweighing ordinary considerations of eligibility.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a prescriptive śrāddha teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
Include the dauhitra in śrāddha for pitṛ satisfaction, even if he has issues of śauca or physical irregularities.