Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
ततः स्वस्त्युदकं दद्यात्पितृपूर्वं च सव्यतः । न स्त्रीभिर्न च बालेन नान्ये नैव च केनचित्
tataḥ svastyudakaṃ dadyātpitṛpūrvaṃ ca savyataḥ | na strībhirna ca bālena nānye naiva ca kenacit
Depois, deve-se oferecer a ‘água de svasti’ (svasti-udaka) para o bem-estar, começando pelos Pitṛs e pelo lado esquerdo (savyataḥ). Não deve ser realizado por mulheres, nem por uma criança, nem por qualquer outra pessoa em substituição ao executante qualificado.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: ghat
Listener: pārthivo-ttama (king)
Scene: A lone ritual performer at a river/ghāṭa within a tīrtha, holding a small water vessel (kalaśa/kuṇḍikā), offering svastyudaka with controlled gestures; nearby are śrāddha implements and darbha grass; the mood is restrained and formal.
FAQs
Ritual power in Purāṇic dharma depends on correct order and qualified performance, not merely intention.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but it does not identify the location in this excerpt.
Offer svasti-water with the Pitṛs first and in savya orientation, and follow the stated eligibility restriction for the performer.