Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
श्रद्धया परया युक्तः श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः । दक्षिणां च ततो दद्यात्सुवर्णं रजतं तथा
śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | dakṣiṇāṃ ca tato dadyātsuvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tathā
श्रद्धया परया युक्तः विधिवत् श्राद्धं समाप्य ततः दक्षिणां दद्यात्—सुवर्णं रजतं च तथा।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Gomatī-tīra context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a riverbank tīrtha, a householder completes śrāddha offerings, then places gold and silver as dakṣiṇā before a seated brāhmaṇa priest; lamps, kuśa grass, and piṇḍa remnants suggest the rite’s completion.
FAQs
Ritual merit is completed by śraddhā (faith) and generosity—honoring sacred service through appropriate giving.
The Dvārakā–Gomatī tīrtha setting of Adhyāya 6, where śrāddha and dāna are praised.
After śrāddha, give dakṣiṇā—specifically gold and silver—as per one’s capacity and rule.