Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
यथा तेन कृतं श्राद्धं पितुः प्रेतस्य यत्नतः । ब्राह्मणानां पुरोऽन्येषां यथोक्तानामपि द्विजाः
yathā tena kṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ pituḥ pretasya yatnataḥ | brāhmaṇānāṃ puro'nyeṣāṃ yathoktānāmapi dvijāḥ
பிரேத நிலையிலிருந்த தன் தந்தைக்காக அவர் மிகுந்த முயற்சியுடன் ஸ்ராத்தம் செய்த விதம்—பிராமணர்களின் முன்னிலும், விதிப்படி நியமிக்கப்பட்ட பிற இருமுறை பிறந்தோரின் முன்னிலும், சாஸ்திர விதிப்படி.
Local devotees/hosts (continuing the precedent/story)
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijāḥ / dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A rajarṣi performs śrāddha for his preta-father with diligence, seated before a row of brāhmaṇas; ritual vessels, kuśa grass, piṇḍas, and offerings arranged precisely.
FAQs
Rites for ancestors must be performed carefully and according to injunctions; sincerity plus correct procedure safeguards the intended spiritual benefit.
The Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha context, presented as a place where śrāddha is undertaken with special seriousness and effect.
Performing śrāddha for a preta-ancestor with due effort, before qualified brāhmaṇas, following the prescribed method (yathokta).