कर्तव्यमृषिभिर्दृष्टं पिण्याकेन गुडेन च । श्राद्धं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यमर्घ्यावाहनवर्जितम्
kartavyamṛṣibhirdṛṣṭaṃ piṇyākena guḍena ca | śrāddhaṃ tatra prakartavyamarghyāvāhanavarjitam
ఋషులు అనుమోదించిన విధంగా పిణ్యాకం మరియు బెల్లంతో కూడా (అర్పణ) చేయడం యుక్తం. ఆ తీర్థంలో అర్ఘ్యము, ఆవాహనము విడిచి శ్రాద్ధం చేయాలి।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Tīrtha (general) within Kāśī framework
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a ghat performs śrāddha with simple offerings—oil-cake and jaggery—placing piṇḍas on leaves; the rite is simplified, without elaborate invitation gestures, emphasizing quiet focus.
At tīrthas, sincerity outweighs luxury—ancestral rites remain valid even with simple offerings, as approved by sages.
The instruction is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa, applying to the tīrtha-context of Kāśī and its pilgrimage śrāddha customs.
Perform śrāddha at the tīrtha using simple items like piṇyāka and guḍa, and do it without arghya and āvāhana.