Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
हीनांगा ह्यधिकांगा वा यस्मिञ्च्छ्राद्धे द्विजातयः । भुंजते वृषलीनाथास्तदस्माकं प्रजायते
hīnāṃgā hyadhikāṃgā vā yasmiñcchrāddhe dvijātayaḥ | bhuṃjate vṛṣalīnāthāstadasmākaṃ prajāyate
O śrāddha em que os dvija (os “duas-vezes nascidos”) comem estando ritualmente inaptos, por membros deficientes ou por membros em excesso, e aqueles sob ligações impróprias—esse śrāddha torna-se nosso (dos pretas).
Māṃsāda
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: A śrāddha feast line: some invitees appear ritually unfit; the householder looks uncertain; pretas gather behind the unfit diners, receiving the subtle essence of the offering.
FAQs
Rites bear fruit according to fitness and propriety; wrong recipients and improper context distort the intended offering.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
Select ritually appropriate participants/recipients for śrāddha according to the tradition’s eligibility norms.