Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
भाजनेषु च तिष्ठत्सु स्वस्तिं कुर्वन्ति ये द्विजाः । तदन्नमसुरैर्भुक्तं निराशाः पितरो गताः
bhājaneṣu ca tiṣṭhatsu svastiṃ kurvanti ye dvijāḥ | tadannamasurairbhuktaṃ nirāśāḥ pitaro gatāḥ
பாத்திரங்கள் இன்னும் அப்படியே நிற்கும்போதே த்விஜர்கள் முன்கூட்டியே ‘ஸ்வஸ்தி’ என்று மங்களவாக்கு கூறினால், அந்த அன்னத்தை அசுரர்கள் உண்ணுவர்; பித்ருக்கள் ஏமாற்றமடைந்து புறப்படுவர்.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha meal scene: vessels still standing with food; a brāhmaṇa raises hand to say ‘svasti’ too early; shadowy asura figures consume the subtle essence; luminous pitṛ figures turn away with disappointed faces, fading into the background.
FAQs
Correct sequence matters in dharma; premature completion-signals can nullify the intended recipient of the offering.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the śrāddha procedure is taught with cautions to protect its fruit.
Do not utter concluding benedictions (‘svasti’) while the ritual vessels/serving is still in progress; complete the rite in proper order.