Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
मध्याह्नः खड्गपात्रं तु तथान्ये कालकम्बलाः । रूप्यं दर्भांस्तिला गावो दौहित्रश्चाष्टमः स्मृतः
madhyāhnaḥ khaḍgapātraṃ tu tathānye kālakambalāḥ | rūpyaṃ darbhāṃstilā gāvo dauhitraścāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ
मध्याह्नः, खड्गपात्रं, तथा अन्ये कालकम्बलाः; रूप्यं, दर्भाः, तिलाः, गावः, दौहित्रश्च—एतेऽत्र अष्टौ स्मृताः।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual spread of eight items is displayed: midday sun overhead; a horn-vessel (khaḍga-pātra), a dark woolen blanket (kāla-kambala), silver, darbha, sesame, a cow with calf, and a young grandson (dauhitra) present as the eighth; priests prepare tarpaṇa.
FAQs
Śrāddha is strengthened by specific sanctifiers—time, purity-items, and gifts—so the rite becomes protected and fruitful.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the tradition details the ‘Kutapa’ supports for śrāddha.
Use the Kutapa set: midday and prescribed items such as darbha, sesame, cows, silver, and specific ritual vessels/cloths.