Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
गन्धधूपादिकं सर्वं पुनरेव प्रदापयेत् । पितृपूर्वं समुच्चार्य वर्जयेच्च चतुर्थकम्
gandhadhūpādikaṃ sarvaṃ punareva pradāpayet | pitṛpūrvaṃ samuccārya varjayecca caturthakam
Segala persembahan seperti wangian dan dupa hendaklah dipersembahkan sekali lagi. Dengan melafazkan menurut tertib bermula dengan para Pitṛ (leluhur), hendaklah ditinggalkan bahagian yang keempat.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King/royal listener (implied)
Scene: Incense smoke rises as the performer re-offers gandha and dhūpa before the three pitr̥ stations; a deliberate empty space indicates the omitted fourth; orderly recitation posture.
FAQs
Correct order and restraint in offerings are integral to dharma; precision itself is a form of reverence.
No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; it belongs to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya ritual guidance.
Re-offer gandha, dhūpa, etc., reciting with pitṛs first, and omit the “fourth” portion/recipient.