Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
यो हस्ते चासनं दद्याच्चेद्दार्भं बुद्धिवर्जितः । पितरो नासने तत्र प्रकुर्वंति निवेशनम्
yo haste cāsanaṃ dadyācceddārbhaṃ buddhivarjitaḥ | pitaro nāsane tatra prakurvaṃti niveśanam
Jika seseorang yang tidak berakal budi memberikan tempat duduk darbha ke dalam tangan dengan cara yang salah, maka para Pitṛ tidak akan bersemayam di atas tempat duduk itu di sana.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārthiva (king) addressed in surrounding verses
Scene: A śrāddha setting: a performer seated on kuśa, a darbha-āsana laid out before an unseen pitṛ-presence; the act of incorrectly placing the darbha-seat into a hand is shown as a ritual misstep, with the pitṛs remaining unseated.
FAQs
Dharma requires mindful correctness; careless ritual acts are portrayed as ineffective in reaching the intended spiritual recipients.
The verse is part of a tirtha-oriented chapter, but it teaches general śrāddha conduct rather than praising one named place.
Do not incorrectly hand over the darbha seat; otherwise the Pitṛs are said not to ‘sit’ or accept that arrangement.