Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
ततः सर्वं समादाय श्रपितं तत्क्षणान्मया । स्नात्वा च निजवर्गाणां पितॄनुद्दिश्य चात्मनः । प्रदत्तं लुब्धकानां च भक्तिपूर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः
tataḥ sarvaṃ samādāya śrapitaṃ tatkṣaṇānmayā | snātvā ca nijavargāṇāṃ pitṝnuddiśya cātmanaḥ | pradattaṃ lubdhakānāṃ ca bhaktipūrvaṃ dvijottamāḥ
ततः सर्वं समादाय तत्क्षणादेव मया श्रपितम्। स्नात्वा च निजवर्गाणां पितॄन् उद्दिश्य, आत्मनः कल्याणार्थं च, लुब्धकेभ्यश्च भक्तिपूर्वं प्रदत्तम्, हे द्विजोत्तमाः।
First-person narrator addressing dvijottamas (brāhmaṇas)
Listener: dvija-uttamāḥ
Scene: The protagonist cooks the gathered provisions, bathes, dedicates the offering to the Fathers of his lineage, and then devoutly distributes the food to hunters—showing ritual purity joined with compassionate giving.
FAQs
Śrāddha is paired with purity (snāna), right intention (uddiśya), and generosity (dāna) offered with devotion.
The narrative sits in a tīrtha-māhātmya section, but the particular tīrtha is not identified in this excerpt.
Cook the prepared items, bathe, dedicate the offering to one’s pitṛs, and give food/charity to recipients (here, hunters) with devotion.
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