Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
अहमग्नौ करिष्यामि होमं पितृसमुद्भवम् । अनुज्ञा दीयतां मह्यमपसव्याश्रितस्य भोः
ahamagnau kariṣyāmi homaṃ pitṛsamudbhavam | anujñā dīyatāṃ mahyamapasavyāśritasya bhoḥ
నేను పితృదేవతల నిమిత్తం ఉద్భవించిన హోమాన్ని అగ్నిలో నిర్వహిస్తాను. ఓ పూజ్యులారా, అపసవ్య విధానంలో ఉన్న నాకు అనుమతి ఇవ్వండి.
Ritual performer (the dvija conducting śrāddha), within Skanda’s narration
Scene: A dvija, seated near a small homa-kuṇḍa, turns apasavya and addresses elder brāhmaṇas with folded hands, declaring his intent to perform pitṛ-homa; the fire is prepared but not yet offered into.
FAQs
Even sacred acts require sanctioned conduct—permission and correct posture reflect reverence and ritual legitimacy.
The verse is procedural for śrāddha at a tīrtha but does not name the location.
Announce the intent to perform pitṛ-homa in Agni and request approval while adopting apasavya.