Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
अस्नातैर्यत्कृतं श्राद्धं यच्चाधौतांबरैः कृतम् । तैलाभ्यंगयुतैश्चैव तत्ते सर्वं भविष्यति
asnātairyatkṛtaṃ śrāddhaṃ yaccādhautāṃbaraiḥ kṛtam | tailābhyaṃgayutaiścaiva tatte sarvaṃ bhaviṣyati
ศราทธะใดที่กระทำโดยผู้มิได้อาบน้ำ หรือสวมอาภรณ์มิได้ซัก และยังชโลมกายด้วยน้ำมันจากการนวด—โทษทั้งสิ้นนั้นจักตกแก่พิธีของท่าน
Brahmā (contextual continuation)
Scene: A householder preparing for śrāddha: one figure unbathed with oil sheen, another in clean white cloth after bathing; the priest indicates the need for snāna and clean garments before approaching the altar.
FAQs
Outer cleanliness supports inner reverence; śrāddha is to be done in a state of śauca (ritual purity).
No named tīrtha; the verse gives general śrāddha discipline within pilgrimage literature.
Bathe, wear clean (washed) garments, and avoid performing śrāddha in an oily, massaged state.