Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
तस्य केशा निपतिता भूमौ काशत्वमागताः । तस्मान्मेध्याः सदा काशाः श्राद्धकर्मणि पूजिताः
tasya keśā nipatitā bhūmau kāśatvamāgatāḥ | tasmānmedhyāḥ sadā kāśāḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi pūjitāḥ
ఆయన కేశాలు భూమిపై పడిపోవడంతో కాశా గడ్డగా మారాయి. అందువల్ల కాశా ఎల్లప్పుడూ పవిత్రమని భావించి శ్రాద్ధకర్మలో పూజింపబడుతుంది।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Pitṛ-tīrtha materials at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary moment: Prajāpati Bahukeśa’s abundant hair falls to earth and transforms into shimmering kāśa grass; priests gather the grass reverently for śrāddha, with the sea and temple horizon of Prabhāsa behind.
FAQs
Purity in ritual is not merely physical; it is rooted in sacred origin-stories that consecrate materials for dhārmic use.
The teaching occurs in Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya while detailing proper Śrāddha arrangements in the sacred region.
Use and honor kāśa grass as a pure (medhya) material in Śrāddha rites.